Delhi doctor suicide case: AAP MLA Jarwal arrested
52-year-old committed suicide on April 18, holding Jarwal responsible in his suicide note
New Delhi, May 9
The Delhi police, on Saturday, arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal and co-accused Kapil Nagar in connection with the suicide of a doctor here last month, officials said.
Jarwal and Nagar were called for questioning on Saturday evening and later arrested, police said.
On Friday, a Delhi court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the MLA in connection with the case.
The 52-year-old doctor, Rajendra Singh, had allegedly committed suicide in Durga Vihar, south Delhi, on April 18, holding Jarwal responsible in his suicide note, following which the police had registered a case against the legislator on charges of extortion and abetment to suicide. PTI
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