Former Banker at JP Morgan Chase Has Expanded a Heinous Lawsuit Alleging Racism and Sexual Harassment

The former JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) banker, whose graphic sexual harassment complaint went viral, added new defendants and claims on Monday, claiming that his career was irreversibly wrecked by the biggest U.S. bank’s acceptance of racism and sexual coercion.

Chirayu Rana said that racism was deeply embedded in the culture of his otherwise all-white leveraged finance team, where his South Asian background “became the punchline for a stream of degrading jokes,” such as calling him a “monkey” and “brown boy.”

On behalf of the defendants, a JPMorgan representative stated, “We don’t believe there’s any merit to these claims.” “While numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, the complainant refused.”

Rana, who is of Nepali origin, added claims in an 82-page complaint that coworkers advised him to purchase in rupees and one texted that he should run before we call ICEE {sic} on your family,” alluding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Additionally, Rana reiterated claims that the defendant Lorna Hajdini, an executive director at JPMorgan, forced him to have sex and demanded his submission in order to advance his career, constantly claiming that she “owned” him. Rana has been “effectively blackballed,” according to the complaint, after a “leading” deal originator paid “well over” $2 million annually.

“The career he spent years establishing has been reduced to rubble, his professional ties have been damaged, and his reputation has been devastated. The wrongdoing of the accused did not have this unanticipated impact. It was the desired outcome.”

In addition, Hajdini has refuted Rana’s allegations and filed a countersuit against him for defamation, claiming that his falsehoods “wreaked havoc” on her life, exposed her to constant mockery, and were intended to garner as much media attention as possible.

Requests for comment from Hajdini’s attorneys were not immediately answered.

This year, a number of issues involving JPMorgan workers have surfaced on social media, drawing unwelcome attention to a bank that made $37.6 billion in profit in the first half of 2026.