FIR filed against Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case

FIR filed against Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and named his personal assistant Bibhav Kumar as an accused, officials said.

The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code Sections pertaining to the offence of violence against women, they said. The case was registered after Maliwal filed a multiple-page complaint.

Earlier on Thursday, Maliwal said she has recorded her statement with the Delhi Police and the BJP should not indulge in politics over the incident. Maliwal said the past few days have been very difficult for her.

“What happened to me was very bad. I have given my statement to the police on the incident that happened to me. I hope appropriate action will be taken. The past days have been very difficult for me. I thank those who prayed. Those who tried to indulge in character assassination, said that I was doing it at the behest of the other party, God bless them too,” she said in a post on X in Hindi.

She said crucial elections are going on now, and stressed that she is not important but the issues of the country are. “There is a special request to the BJP people not to do politics on this incident,” she said in the same post.

A two-member team of the Delhi Police recorded her statement on Thursday at her residence in Central Delhi. According to an officer, Maliwal told police about the incident that happened at the chief minister’s residence on Monday.