New Delhi: A courtroom 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 May 13.
Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal despatched Kumar to police custody until May 31. An in depth order from the courtroom 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 courtroom, which mentioned there appeared no “pre-meditation” by Maliwal in lodging the FIR and that her allegations couldn’t be “swiped away”.
Kumar was arrested on May 18. He was despatched to police custody for 5 days on the identical day by a magisterial courtroom, which noticed that his anticipatory bail plea had turn into infructuous due to his arrest. Last Friday, he was despatched to 4 days’ judicial custody.
The FIR in opposition to Kumar was registered on May 16 below numerous Indian Penal Code provisions, together with for prison intimidation, assault or prison pressure on a lady with the intent to disrobe and try to commit culpable murder.
