JPMorgan Banker Filed a Graphic Lawsuit Against Lorna Hajdini Then Got Exposed Trying to Cash Out
A man filed one of the most bizarre sexual harassment lawsuits in Wall Street history – then refused to cooperate when JPMorgan investigated his claims.
Now his name is out.
The "John Doe" behind the retracted lawsuit against JPMorgan executive Lorna Hajdini has been identified as Chirayu Rana, 35, a former JPMorgan vice president who quietly landed a principal role at private equity firm Bregal Sagemount.
Chirayu Rana's Claims Against Hajdini – And Why JPMorgan Said They Were a Complete Fabrication
The original lawsuit, filed April 28 in New York County Supreme Court, reads like a bad soap opera script.
Rana claimed Hajdini – a 37-year-old executive director on JPMorgan's leveraged finance team – drugged him with Rohypnol and Viagra, coerced him into sex acts over months, called his wife a "fish head" while bragging about her "cannons," and threatened his bonus if he didn't comply.
He also claimed he "cried" during the encounters.
JPMorgan investigated.
They reviewed emails, phone records, and employee testimony.
They found zero evidence of misconduct.
Here's where it gets worse for Rana: Hajdini didn't even report to the same management chain.
Rana reported to managing director Jon Wolter.
Hajdini reported to managing director Brandon Graffeo.
She had no control over his bonus or his career – which happened to be the entire legal foundation of the coercion claim.
Hajdini's lawyers told the New York Post she was never present at the location where the alleged assault supposedly took place – and that she never had any inappropriate contact with Rana of any kind.
The filing has since been withdrawn for "corrections" and scrubbed from the docket.
Rana Refused to Cooperate With His Own Investigation Then Demanded Millions to Leave
Before the lawsuit was ever filed, Rana had already tried to get paid.
According to the New York Post, Rana filed an internal complaint at JPMorgan in May 2025, then attempted to negotiate a multimillion-dollar severance before leaving the firm.
JPMorgan said no.
He left anyway – and wound up at Bregal Sagemount.
Then, nearly a year later, the lawsuit dropped under a pseudonym.
JPMorgan's statement said it plainly: numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, but the complainant refused to participate and declined to provide facts central to his own allegations.
Think about that.
A man who claimed to be victimized for months then declined to participate in the investigation designed to prove his case.
That's not how innocent people behave.
That's how shakedowns end.
This Is What a Seven-Figure Shakedown Looks Like
The playbook here isn't new.
File explosive claims under a pseudonym.
Make them graphic enough to go viral.
Hope the target – or the employer – pays to make it disappear quietly.
JPMorgan is one of the most litigation-averse institutions on Wall Street.
The bet was that they'd rather write a check than have "drugged employee with Rohypnol" appear in a headline.
They didn't.
And now Chirayu Rana – the man who invented a story about an executive who had zero power over his career, refused to cooperate with his own investigation, and demanded millions before the lawsuit was ever filed – has his name attached to what sources close to Hajdini are calling a "complete fabrication."
The internet noticed.
The memes are merciless.
And somewhere at Bregal Sagemount, human resources is having a very interesting Thursday.
Sources:
- Miranda Devine and Joshua Rhett Miller, "JPMorgan 'John Doe' unmasked as ex-banker accused of fabricating sex harassment claims," New York Post, May 1, 2026.
- Ashim Arora, "Who is Chirayu Rana? Ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of fabricating Lorna Hajdini harassment lawsuit," Primetimer, May 1, 2026.
- "JPMorgan lawsuit retracted: Claims against Hajdini fabricated," NewsRadio 1080 KRLD / Audacy, May 1, 2026.
