An ex-JPMorgan Chase banker who accused a female executive of sexual abuse in a bombshell lawsuit has doubled down on his claims, refiling with new evidence and alleging he now suffers from PTSD triggered by the alleged abuse.
In a lawsuit filed in New York last week, Chirayu Rana, 35, accused JPMC executive director Lorna Hajdini, 37, of forcing him to engage in non-consensual and humiliating sex acts while working together in the bank’s leveraged finance division, beginning in May 2024.
Rana – who filed the complaint anonymously but has since been publicly named – made a series of shocking and graphic allegations in the court papers, including claims Hajdini admitted to drugging him on multiple occasions, subjected him to racial abuse, and threatened to ruin his career if he rejected her advances.
Hajdini vehemently denied the accusations in a statement issued through her attorney. A spokesman for JPMC told the Daily Mail that an internal investigation – which Rana declined to participate in – found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Rana’s complaint vanished from the docket late Wednesday, hours after the Daily Mail first broke the story exclusively, due to a filing error.
However, the case was refiled on Monday, with new exhibits attached that Rana’s attorney, Michael Kaiser, says further corroborate his client’s claims.
Among the new evidence is a first-person affidavit from Rana detailing his claims and explaining why he is still seeking to proceed anonymously in the case, in addition to a statement from a witness who claims Hajdini propositioned them for a drunken threesome with Rana.
Chirayu Rana (above, with his parents) accused Lorna Hajdini, 37, of forcing him to engage in non-consensual and humiliating sex acts while working together at JPMorgan in a lawsuit filed last week
Hajdini is an executive director in JPMorgan Chase’s Leveraged Finance division. The bank says they found no ‘merit’ to Rana’s claims
In a copy of the affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail, Rana says he was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in October 2025, which he attributes to the alleged assaults.
His symptoms allegedly include sleep deprivation due to recurring nightmares, flashbacks tied to the JPMC workplace, fainting episodes, and ‘anger dysregulation’ directed at family and loved ones, according to the filing.
Rana claims he first sought clinical mental health treatment in February 2025 – three months before he raised the sexual harassment and abuse claims against Hajdini internally at JPMorgan, as alleged in his lawsuit.
By June 2025, after being placed on involuntary leave, he said he was unable to sleep or eat, claiming he was ‘hearing the voice’ of Hajdini in his head and feared for his and his family’s safety amid a series of alleged threats.
A letter from Rana’s counselor, Jonathan Alpert, is also attached, stating he has been treated for symptoms consistent with PTSD related to the ‘workplace experiences at issue in this case.’
‘In treatment, [Rana] has reported significant anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and a heightened sensitivity to exposure and perceived threat,’ the letter states.
As part of the affidavit, Rana says he applied to New York’s Address Confidentiality Program – typically used by victims of crimes who fear retaliation and wish to conceal where they live – following a referral from an Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Specialist with the New York County District Attorney’s Office.
Rana alleges the specialist was assigned to him as part of an open criminal investigation into his claims against Hajdini, according to the filing. The New York County District Attorney’s Office has not responded to the Daily Mail’s request for comment on whether this is true or if there was such an investigation.
Rana’s attorney told the Daily Mail it is his understanding there is an active investigation, though he said his knowledge of ‘what the DA is doing is limited.’ The Daily Mail contacted an attorney for Hajdini for comment but has not received a response.
Also included in the updated filing are two sworn statements from anonymous witnesses who say they observed some of the alleged harassment and abuse.
Rana was unmasked as the accuser behind last week’s bombshell JPMorgan lawsuit by insiders at the bank, who accused him of fabricating the claims
Hajdini (above) denied the allegations in their entirety in a statement issued by her attorney
One alleged witness said they were staying at an apartment with Rana in September 2024 when they were awoken in the night by a woman who was ‘clearly intoxicated and speaking loudly.’ Rana later identified the woman as Hajdini, according to the statement.
‘A short while later, I was awoken by Ms Hajdini, who was completely naked,’ the witness wrote. ‘Ms Hajdini sat on the couch and lit a cigarette. She then asked me to come to the bedroom with her and “join them.” I told her no. She said, “Come join, come join.” I again told her no.’
The witness said Hajdini then told them, ‘You know, I own [Rana], so you’d better come join.’
They again refused, and Hajdini returned to the bedroom and closed the door, according to the filing.
From inside, the witness said they heard arguing, with Rana ‘loudly pleading’ with Hajdini ‘to stop, and to leave.’
‘It became quiet. Then, some time later, [Hajdini] came out of the bedroom and left the apartment,’ the witness said in the filing.
Rana then emerged in a state of ‘shock and embarrassment,’ according to the witness statement, claiming he told them Hajdini had repeatedly harassed him and forced him to engage in sexual behavior.
A second alleged witness said Rana confided in mid-2024 that a woman from his workplace – identified as Hajdini – was ‘making his life hell’ through harassment and blackmail.
The witness said he later saw the pair together in the street, where they observed Hajdini kissing Rana’s neck and grabbing him while Rana appeared uncomfortable, according to the statement.
‘He did not appear interested in the woman, and I did not see him reciprocate in any way,’ the witness said.
In another alleged encounter in September 2024, the witness said in the statement that they overheard Hajdini say something to the effect of, ‘I own you Brownie.’
In his complaint, Rana alleges he was sexually assaulted by Hajdini the same night.
Last week, Hajdini’s attorney denied the allegations in the complaint when initially filed in their entirety.
‘She never engaged in any inappropriate conduct with this individual of any kind and has never even been to the location where the alleged sexual assault supposedly took place,’ her lawyer said.
A spokesman for JPMC similarly said the company does not ‘believe there’s any merit to these claims.’
‘While numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, the complainant refused to participate and has declined to provide facts that would be central to support his allegations,’ the representative said.
Former colleagues of Rana’s at JPMorgan told the Daily Mail they were shocked by the allegations, with one likening them to ‘fan-fiction’ and others expressing sympathy for Hajdini.
Rana was married at the time he claims the alleged abuse began. It is unclear whether he is still married.
His attorney, Michael Kaiser, said he was not authorized to discuss Rana’s personal life but said his client has been personally and professionally ‘destroyed’ by the alleged abuse.
The lawsuit also accuses JPMorgan Chase of enabling the alleged abuse and retaliating against the banker after he reported it
Before joining JPMC in 2024, Rana held roles at several major financial firms, including Houlihan Lokey, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and The Carlyle Group.
After leaving JPMorgan in late 2025, he joined Bregal Sagemount but left in April – three weeks before filing the lawsuit.
A spokesman for Sagemount confirmed Rana joined in October but was ‘no longer an employee’ as of April 2.
The reasons for his departure were not disclosed.
The Daily Mail visited Rana’s parents’ $1.75 million home in Vienna, Virginia, on Friday.
A man who answered the door confirmed Rana’s family lives there but said Rana does not and rarely visits. He said he was unaware of the allegations but expressed support for Rana.
When reached by phone, his mother, Baruna Rana, spoke briefly before saying ‘sorry’ and abruptly hanging up.
Rana’s tenure at JPMorgan appeared to come to a head in mid-2025.
In May 2025, he filed an internal complaint of discrimination and harassment, alleging a pattern of sexual abuse and racial discrimination, according to his lawsuit.
He was placed on involuntary administrative leave on June 6, a day after being reprimanded by a superior, according to the complaint.
He left the company more than three months later.
Rana’s attorney said his client had spent months attempting to resolve the matter privately, but alleged JPMorgan ‘repeatedly postponed and prolonged settlement and mediation discussions.’
His decision to file the lawsuit came after a ‘great deal of emotional and personal perseverance,’ Kaiser said.
In the days since, a post on the website Ask A Lawyer from ten months ago has emerged online, purporting to show a person by the name of Chirayu Rana seeking advice on filing a lawsuit against a male boss at Morgan Stanley.
The date of the post is four months after Rana claims he sought mental health treatment relating to his allegations against Hajdini.
Though leveled at a male boss at a different company, the post includes allegations similar to those made in Rana’s lawsuit against Hajdini and JPMC.
It is unclear whether the post was written by the same individual. Kaiser did not respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment about that post.
