Chirayu Rana — former JPMorgan banker at center of ‘completely fabricated’ ‘sex slave’ allegations against Lorna Hajdini — left new job 3 weeks ago
Chirayu Rana, a former JPMorgan banker who filed a high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit against JPMorgan executive Lorna Hajdini, left his new role at investment firm Bregal Sagemount on April 2, three weeks before making the allegations. The lawsuit, which claims Hajdini drugged and coerced him, has been labeled 'completely fabricated' by allies of Hajdini and unsupported by an internal JPMorgan investigation. Rana, who has since deleted his social media profiles, previously worked at several major financial institutions and had filed an internal complaint at JPMorgan before his departure.
- ▪Chirayu Rana left Bregal Sagemount on April 2, 2026, three weeks before filing a lawsuit against Lorna Hajdini.
- ▪JPMorgan conducted an internal investigation and found no evidence to support Rana's allegations.
- ▪Rana's claims include being drugged and kept as a 'sex slave,' which Hajdini's legal team has categorically denied.
- ▪The Post revealed Rana as the anonymous 'John Doe' plaintiff in the lawsuit.
- ▪Rana had previously filed an internal complaint at JPMorgan before leaving the bank in May 2025.
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Business exclusive Chirayu Rana — former JPMorgan banker at center of ‘completely fabricated’ ‘sex slave’ allegations against Lorna Hajdini — left new job 3 weeks ago By James Franey Published May 1, 2026, 9:54 a.m. ET Wall Street financier Chirayu Rana, the anonymous ‘John Doe’ who filed a sensational—and fiercely disputed—sexual harassment lawsuit against a JPMorgan Chase executive has left investment firm Bregal Sagemount, senior company sources have told The Post. The 35-year-old principal’s biography remained on the Gene Yoon-led firm’s website on Friday morning, but this outlet can reveal he abruptly left on April 2, just over three weeks before he accused Lorna Hajdini, 37, of drugging him and keeping him as a “sex slave.” The Post exclusively unmasked Rana on Thursday evening,…
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