Fact Check: A viral video on social media claims it shows Swati Maliwal being assaulted inside the Chief Minister’s residence by Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant.
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.
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Swati Maliwal Assault Case: In a significant development, Bibhav Kumar, an aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has been arrested in connection with the assault case involving AAP MP Swati Maliwal.
Swati Maliwal Case: AAP leader and Delhi cabinet minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday alleged that AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal is being "pressurised" for the anti-corruption case against her and that she is in contact with top BJP leaders.
Swati Maliwal had alleged that Vibhav Kumar kicked her in the chest, abdomen and lower parts, tore her clothes and slapped her on May 13, when went to the chief minister's residence.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has levelled serious allegations of physical assault against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary, Bibhav Kumar. Maliwal claimed that she was physically assaulted by Kumar at the residence of the Chief Minister on 13th May.
AAP MP Swati Maliwal had alleged that Bibhav Kumar kicked and slapped her multiple times and did not relent even as she screamed for help on Monday when she had gone to CM's house to meet Arvind Kejriwal.
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.
As part of its probe into the incident, the Delhi Police on Friday took Maliwal to Kejriwal's residence to recreate the crime scene. Her statement was also recorded before a magistrate at the Tis Hazari court.
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.
JP Nadda hit back at AAP stating that the party's credibility has gone down in negative and the BJP has never spoken to Swati Maliwal.
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.
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