New Delhi, 1st April
Delhi Police told the High Court here on Friday that it has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged attack outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and registered an FIR.
Last Wednesday, members of the BJP youth wing had allegedly vandalized property outside the residence of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Kejriwal to protest his remarks on the film ‘The Kashmir Files’.
Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for Delhi Police and the Central Government, said that all steps are being taken to clear all evidence and concerns including CCTV footage of cameras installed on the Chief Minister’s residence as well as on main roads. Action will also be taken. be protected.
He said that eight people have already been arrested and investigation is on.
A bench of Acting Chief Justices Vipin Sanghi and Navin Chawla, which was hearing a plea by AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, granted time to the Delhi Police to file its status report on the ongoing investigation in a sealed cover.
Bhardwaj, in his plea through advocate Bharat Gupta, sought a special investigation team to probe the alleged assault and argued that the sabotage was done in “silent connivance” of the Delhi Police.