New Delhi: The Tis Hazari courtroom in Delhi has prolonged the judicial custody of Bibhav Kumar till July 16 in reference to the alleged assault case involving Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Bibhav Kumar is an aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Mr. Kumar was accused of assaulting Swati Maliwal on Might 13 on the Chief Minister’s official residence. He was produced by way of video conferencing earlier than Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Gaurav Goyal, who prolonged his judicial custody.
The courtroom had beforehand dismissed Bibhav’s bail petition, emphasizing that the investigation continues to be at an preliminary stage and that influencing witnesses and tampering with proof can’t be dominated out. The Delhi Excessive Court docket has additionally issued discover to Delhi Police on a plea by Bibhav Kumar searching for to declare his arrest as unlawful.
In a letter addressed to opposition leaders like Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal expressed her misery over the ‘brutal sufferer shaming and character assassination’ she confronted from her personal get together. Maliwal had filed a case towards Bibhav Kumar, an aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, for an alleged assault.
