The Delhi Police on Sunday conducted a search operation at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in connection with a case of alleged assault on Swati Maliwal, Rajya Sabha member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
According to a senior official aware of the matter, a digital video recorder (DVR) was seized during the search operation.
The Chief Minister’s aide, Bibhav Kumar was arrested on Saturday and is currently in police remand. Mr. Kumar has been booked under sections related to “assault”, “criminal intimidation” and “outraging a woman’s modesty”. The allegations were levelled at him by Ms. Maliwal, who gave her formal complaint to the police on May 16.
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The search was conducted a day after Mr. Kumar was produced before the Tis Hazari court, where the Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava, representing the Delhi Police, said that the pen drive in which the CCTV footage of the Chief Minister’s residence was given to the police was found to be blank.
Retorting to it, Mr. Kumar’s counsel had told the court that the police were distorting facts. The Delhi Police also alleged that Mr. Kumar’s cell phone was formatted.
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Published - May 19, 2024 03:55 pm IST
