AAP MLA held at press meet

Syed Ali Ahmed

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 25

The Delhi Police today arrested Aam Aadmi Party  MLA Dinesh Mohaniya on charges of  molestation and sexual harassment while he was addressing a press conference at his residence. 

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Mohaniya is the sixth AAP legislator to have been arrested since the government came to power, the others being Manoj Kumar, Jitender Singh Tomar, Somnath Bharti, Surender Singh Commando and Akhilesh Tripathi.

Mohaniya has been booked under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), 

Dinesh mohaniya arrested from his press conference in front of all TV cameras. What msg does Modi want to give to everyone?

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 25, 2016

509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment), 354-B (assault or use of criminal force on woman with intent to disrobe) and 354-C (voyeurism), the police said

Modi declares emergency in Delhi. Arresting, raiding, terrorizing, filing false cases against all those whom Delhi elected

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 25, 2016

The complainants, who are residents of Sangam Vihar, alleged that they were “manhandled and threatened” by Mohaniya and his men when they sought help during the water crisis. The MLA reportedly slapped Rakesh Kumar when he failed to recognise him. Mohaniya said the charges had been cooked up. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Modi declares emergency in Delhi by arresting, raiding, terrorising, filing false cases against all those whom Delhi elected”. Supporting the police action, Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay said the party’s “anti-woman attitude” had been exposed.