<p>Sources said that Ministry of External Affairs asked Alok Ranjan Jha, a first secretary in India’s Permanent Mission in New York, to return to New Delhi for his alleged misconduct onboard a flight on January 7 last. Jha had topped the civil service examinations in 2002.<br />Jha is the second Indian diplomat to be recalled to New Delhi this month for allegations of misdemeanours.<br /><br />The MEA on Sunday transferred Anil Verma, Minister (Economic) in Indian High Commission in London, back to the headquarters in New Delhi as he was accused of assaulting his wife. <br />The Delhi Police has also been probing into an allegation of rape against another IFS officer. The diplomat was accused of raping a woman, who worked as a domestic help in his household when he was posted in Indian Mission in Kenya. </p>
<p>Sources said that Ministry of External Affairs asked Alok Ranjan Jha, a first secretary in India’s Permanent Mission in New York, to return to New Delhi for his alleged misconduct onboard a flight on January 7 last. Jha had topped the civil service examinations in 2002.<br />Jha is the second Indian diplomat to be recalled to New Delhi this month for allegations of misdemeanours.<br /><br />The MEA on Sunday transferred Anil Verma, Minister (Economic) in Indian High Commission in London, back to the headquarters in New Delhi as he was accused of assaulting his wife. <br />The Delhi Police has also been probing into an allegation of rape against another IFS officer. The diplomat was accused of raping a woman, who worked as a domestic help in his household when he was posted in Indian Mission in Kenya. </p>
