The woman had approached the police on July 3, alleging that a “delivery agent” had entered her flat and raped her, but the police said her allegations were false and misleading.

Pete DeJoy became the interim CEO of Astronomer after Andy Byron resigned following an embarrassing episode at a Coldplay concert.

Ten days before his surprise resignation, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar had said he would “retire at the right time, August 2027”, indicating that he would complete his current term.