Delhi court summons Kejriwal, Sisodia in Chief Secretary assault case

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, September 18 

A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned Chief Minsiter Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in the Chief Secretary assault case.

The Delhi Police had named Kejriwal and Sisodia as accused in its chargesheet in connection with the alleged assault on CS Anshu Prakash in February.

The chargesheet, filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, also names as accused 11 other AAP legislators—Amanatullah Khan, Prakash Jarwal, Nitin Tyagi, Rituraj Govind, Sanjeev Jha, Ajay Dutt, Rajesh Rishi, Rajesh Gupta, Madan Lal, Parveen Kumar and Dinesh Mohania.

In the 1,300-page chargesheet, the police have accused Kejriwal, Sisodia and others of criminally conspiring to threaten the Chief Secretary with death or grievous hurt, obstructing him in discharging his public function and causing hurt. On February 20, an FIR was registered on the complaint of the Delhi CS.

After completion of the investigation and collection of evidence on record, a chargesheet had been filed in the court, said a senior police officer. AAP leaders have also been charged with wrongful confinement, assault or using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging duty and insult to provoke breach of peace and abetment of the offence.