Launching a scathing attack on the Delhi Chief Minister over AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal's alleged assault, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma asked, "Why is Kejriwal still roaming with Bibhav Kumar and not taking action against him?"
The Delhi Police crime branch had lodged a case based on arms recovered from two other accused persons and their disclosure statements. Kala Jatheri and Anil Chippi were accused based on disclosure statements and were charge-sheeted.
This status report has been filed pursuant to an order passed by the bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad on May 6, 2024. This matter is coming up for a hearing on May 20.
Sources said that Special Cell and Crime Branch teams have been deployed to arrest the accused. His location is being traced, and several teams of the Delhi Police are working on it.
The Delhi police said on Thursday that an FIR has been registered on the complaint of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal, in which the latter has alleged she was "slapped, hit on stomach and kicked" by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary, Bibhav Kumar.
AAP chief's private secretary Bibhav Kumar's name is included in the complaint. The team will register the FIR soon after having legal discussions, the top Delhi Police sources added.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police on the plea of Pradeep Ramdanee seeking interim bail, an accused in the case related to Rs 200 crore extortion and cheating.
A 65-year-old bike rider was killed when a car rammed against his bike from behind and went on to hit another car near Ring Road on Wednesday morning. Two accused have been arrested in the case.
Amid the alleged assault incident of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at the Delhi Chief Minister's residence, Naveen Jaihind, the ex-husband of Swati Maliwal, called AAP leader Sanjay Singh the "parrot" of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, adding that a case should be lodged against Arvind Kejri
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared invalid the arrest and subsequent remand of NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).