Bibhav Kumar has been accused of abusing and beating Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal in the drawing room of Delhi CM's residence during an argument while she was waiting to meet Arvind Kejriwal on May 13.
Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police on Saturday arrested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in this case. He was sent to five-day police custody by a Delhi court. The police said in its remand paper that the AAP MP's assault could have been "fatal".
AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier alleged that the BJP has initiated ‘Operation Jhaadu’ to crush his party. He said the BJP fears that the AAP could become a tough challenge for the saffron party in future.
Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that he will lead the AAP leaders' march towards the BJP headquarters in the national capital in protest against the arrest of its leaders.
A Delhi court sent Arvind Kejriwal's PA Bibhav Kumar to five-day police custody in connection with the Swati Maliwal assault case. The police said in its remand paper that the AAP MP's assault could have been "fatal".
Bibhav Kumar was accused of abusing and beating up Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal in the drawing room of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence. Maliwal in her FIR said that while she waited to meet the CM on May 13, he barged into the room, pounced on her and thrashed her black and blue.
A couple of videos from the chief minister's residence from the day of the incident have surfaced on social media, one showed Maliwal having an argument with security personnel, while the other showed her walking out of the CM's residence in the Civil Lines.
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Arvind Kejriwal, however, didn't utter a word on the ongoing Swati Maliwal fiasco but mentioned that his PA Bibhav Kumar's arrest was politically motivated.
Swati Maliwal assault case: Swati Maliwal filed an FIR against Bibhav Kumar for assaulting her at CM's residence on May 13. In the FIR, Maliwal claimed that Kumar hit her with full force again and again and she was kicked and slapped seven to eight times.
This comes a day after the AAP released the video of Swati Maliwal sitting in the drawing room of Arvind Kejriwal's CM residence. A CCTV footage has surfaced showing Maliwal leaving Kejriwal's residence.
The police complaint comes as the Delhi Police is hunting Bibhav Kumar after the registration of a case based on Swati Maliwal's statement. Kumar alleged that she intended to harm Kejriwal and also hurled abuses at the PA when he tried to stop her from entering the inner part of the CM residence.
On Friday, soon after recording her statement before the magistrate, Swati Maliwal took to social media platform X, saying "the truth will be revealed to everyone as soon as the CCTV footage of the house and the room is checked".
Swati Maliwal assault case: India TV cannot verify the authenticity of the video shared by the AAP. Minutes after AAP released the video, Maliwal also hit back with a tweet.
The Delhi Police is expected to record 164 statements of Swati Maliwal in the alleged assault case. A two-member team of the Delhi Police recorded her statement Thursday at her residence in Central Delhi. According to an officer, Maliwal told police about the incident that happened at CM house.
The Delhi Police registered a case against Kejriwal's PA on Thursday and started an investigation into the alleged assault against Swati Maliwal.
Swati Maliwal assault case highlights: The Delhi Police has swung into action after the complaint by Swati Maliwal on her alleged assault. The police have constituted teams to arrest Arvind Kejriwal's PA who is accused of beating Maliwal at the Chief Minister's residence.
The BJP hit out at AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal for maintaining silence over the incident. However, Maliwal asked the saffron party not to do politics on the matter.
Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders sought police action into the matter, alleging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is trying to protect his aide. On Wednesday, members of the BJP women's cell staged a protest outside Kejriwal's residence demanding strict action against the accused.
Swati Maliwal, former Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) chief and AAP Rajya Sabha member, was allegedly assaulted inside the CM’s residence by Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar on Monday. She also made a PCR call and complained about the physical assault.
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