The former JPMorgan banker accused of fabricating outrageous sex-harassment claims against a female executive popped up on a fashion TikTokker’s feed for his style in 2024, The Post revealed Sunday — as his father defended him in his ugly court case.
Chirayu Rana, 35, was randomly captured on camera while walking the streets of Midtown Manhattan in May 2024 by Michaela Bublikova, a k a “Suittok girl.”
Bublikova was filming a street-style series about men’s fashion for her TikTok page at the time.
She told The Post on Sunday that although she didn’t interact with Rana, she felt his sartorial choices fit in well with her theme.
“When I saw him, I thought that he was a good example of the fashion and style that @dudesinsuitsnyc is all about,” she said of the resurfaced clip that has since gone viral.
In the video, Rana is standing in a crosswalk waiting for a pair of bicyclists to pass before crossing East 54th Street at Park Avenue, sporting a dark-colored suit with no tie and black dress shoes.
“I later posted the clip, and it recently resurfaced and went viral,’’ Bublikova said.
“In the past few days, some of my viewers have been pointing out his identity, which is why I referenced it again in a follow-up TikTok.’’
Rana’s father meanwhile spoke to The Post on Sunday at the family’s $1.75 million dollar, five-bedroom home in the affluent Virginia suburb of Vienna about 16 miles outside Washington, DC.
His father said he “didn’t know anything” about what was happening and said he hasn’t spoken to his son for a few days — but that he supports him.
“I don’t know anything about it. He didn’t talk with us or anything,” the dad said of the controversy.
“He’s my son. He’s a good guy,” the older man added before closing the front door.
Details about Rana’s past as a high-school and collegiate soccer player also surfaced after his now-retracted lawsuit against JP exec Lorna Hajdini, 37, in which he accused her of drugging him and keeping him as a “sex slave,” garnered national attention.
Hajdini vehemently denied the allegations, and an internal JPMorgan probe, which reviewed emails, phone records, and witness statements, found “no evidence” to support the claims made by “John Doe,” according to a bank rep.
In addition to being a member of the McKean Football Club state cup championship team in 2009, Rana lettered twice at Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School in Arlington, Va., and saw action in nine matches for nearby Marymount University as a freshman.
During his sophomore and junior years, Rana played for the Rutgers-Newark Scarlett Knights, making an appearance in just a handful of games where he notched two assists in total.
After graduating from Rutgers, he logged stints at Wall Street finance shops including Houlihan Lokey, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and the Carlyle Group before joining JPMorgan’s leveraged finance team in spring 2024.
By May 2025, the relationship soured, with Rana filing an internal complaint at JPMorgan alleging race- and gender-based harassment and retaliation.
He joined Bregal Sagemount in October but abruptly left the company April 2, just weeks before he filed the bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit against Hajdini.
He could not be reached for comment by The Post.
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