Swati Maliwal ‘Assault’ Case: A Delhi courtroom right here on Saturday sentenced Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, Bibhav Kumar, to 5 days in police custody in reference to the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police earlier that day, and his anticipatory bail plea was later deemed “infructuous” by a Delhi courtroom. Kumar was later produced earlier than Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Gaurav Goyal, who sentenced him to 5 days in police custody.
Police, via their counsel, had requested Kumar’s seven-day detention to query him in regards to the assault case.
Kumar, Kejriwal’s private assistant, is accused of assaulting Maliwal on the chief minister’s residence on Might 13 morning. The detailed order of the courtroom is awaited.
Police informed the courtroom that Kumar’s detention was obligatory for questioning him in regards to the purpose for the assault. They claimed Kumar didn’t present the investigating company along with his cell phone password and knowledgeable them that his telephone had been formatted in Mumbai as a consequence of a malfunction. Police mentioned that earlier than being formatted, a cell phone’s information have to be cloned, and Kumar needed to be taken to Mumbai to retrieve the info. Additionally they acknowledged that the accused’s presence was required to ensure that an professional to open his cell phone.
Countering the arguments, Kumar’s counsel Rajiv Mohan acknowledged that there was no file of Maliwal’s go to to the CM’s residence previous to Might 13, and she or he didn’t clarify why the FIR was solely registered on Might 16.
The FIR was filed with the Civil Strains police station. He claimed that Maliwal went to the CM’s residence with out an appointment and that the Delhi Police was distorting the info. The advocate acknowledged that Maliwal didn’t search medical consideration after calling the emergency helpline quantity 112, nor did the station home officer put together a medical sheet after assembly her.
Mohan accused Maliwal of politicising the difficulty of accidents and making media statements. He mentioned that Kumar’s mobile-phone was not required for investigation as Maliwal had nowhere alleged about threatening on telephone or WhatsApp calls.
