New Delhi: A court docket right here on Tuesday granted three days to Delhi Police for custodial interrogation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar, who has been accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Maliwal was allegedly assaulted on the chief minister’s official residence on Might 13.
Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Gaurav Goyal despatched Kumar to police custody until Might 31. An in depth order from the court docket is awaited. Delhi Police had sought 5 days’ custody of the accused.
Kumar’s counsel opposed the Delhi Police’s plea for his custodial interrogation, claiming it had no proof. On Monday, Kumar’s bail plea was dismissed by a classes court docket, which stated there appeared no “pre-meditation” by Maliwal in lodging the FIR and that her allegations couldn’t be “swiped away”.
Kumar was arrested on Might 18. He was despatched to police custody for 5 days on the identical day by a magisterial court docket, which noticed that his anticipatory bail plea had turn out to be infructuous due to his arrest. Final Friday, he was despatched to 4 days’ judicial custody.
The FIR in opposition to Kumar was registered on Might 16 below numerous Indian Penal Code provisions, together with for legal intimidation, assault or legal drive on a lady with the intent to disrobe and try and commit culpable murder.
