Bibhav Kumar arrested on charges of assaulting Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal was produced in the court. Bibhav Kumar is the personal secretary of Arvind Kejriwal the Chief Minister of Delhi. In the hearing held on Saturday night in Tis Hazari Court, Bibhav Kumar was sent on remand for 5 days. Delhi Police had asked for remand for 7 days. Arguments were presented from both sides for two hours in Tis Hazari Court, after which the court gave its verdict.
During the hearing, Bibhav’s lawyers told the court that the police were distorting the facts. He also told the court that Swati Maliwal reached the Chief Minister’s residence without prior notice or appointment. She did not even tell anyone the purpose of coming to CM’s house. Before producing in front of the court medical examination of Bibhav Kumar was done at Aruna Asaf Ali Government Hospital.
Delhi Police has registered a case
On Thursday, about three days after the incident on May 13, a team of Delhi Police reached Swati Maliwal’s residence and stayed there for about four hours. According to sources, during this time Delhi Police recorded Swati’s statement. Swati Maliwal told the entire incident of Monday (May 13) to the Delhi Police. She has also informed the police about the circumstances under which she made the PCR call. What did CM Kejriwal’s personal secretary Bibhav Kumar do with her? How she was beaten. Now Delhi Police has initiated legal proceedings based on her statements.
Kejriwal and Bibhav’s problems increased after Swati filed the complaint. Swati Maliwal has recorded her statement in front of Special Cell’s Additional CP Pramod Kushwaha and Additional DCP North Anjeeta. Delhi Police filed an FIR after Maliwal’s statement.
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The court rejected the anticipatory bail of Bibhav Kumar
On the other hand, Bibhav Kumar has already said in his police complaint that Swati Maliwal breached the security of the CM House and forcefully entered the CM House. Before his arrest, Bibhav had filed a petition for anticipatory bail in the court, which was cancelled.
On Saturday morning, the Civil Line police station arrested Bibhav Kumar from the Chief Minister’s residence. He has been accused of assaulting Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal inside the CM’s residence on May 13.
Bibhav Kumar was called for questioning and then arrested
Civil Line Police had earlier detained Bibhav. After that, he was arrested. Before his arrest, Bibhav Kumar had sent two emails to the Delhi Police. In the first mail, he had complained about Swati Maliwal and in the second mail, he had asked to cooperate in the investigation by Delhi Police.
Atishi made serious allegations against BJP
AAP leader Atishi has termed this incident as a conspiracy by BJP. He has said that the BJP is behind all this and its face is Swati Maliwal. It is noteworthy that on the morning of May 13, a PCR call was made from the house of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In this case, Swati Maliwal has said in her complaint to the police that Chief Minister’s PS Bibhav misbehaved with her inside the Chief Minister’s residence, beat her badly and threw her out.
