New Delhi, Jul 31: The Delhi police has arrested one more MLA of Aam Aadmi Party. This time Narela MLA Sharad Chauhan was picked up by a Special Investigating Team probing the suicide of a woman.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav confirmed the arrests and added that details about Mr. Chauhan's specific role will be shared later.
Chauhan is one of the seven persons arrested in connection with the death of an APP volunteer Soni, who consumed poison on July 19. He is the 11th AAP MLA to be arrested by the Delhi police.
Her family members had claimed that she had gone into depression after Bhardwaj, her alleged molester and a party colleague, was released on bail.She had alleged that the accused was being protected by the local MLA.
The woman had filed a complaint against Bhardwaj for allegedly touching her inappropriately and a case of molestation was registered in June.
Soni, the mother of two daughters, had left behind a self-shot WhatsApp video in which she claimed, "I was denied justice".
According to police, the woman in her video clip accused Bhardwaj, Amit Kumar and Rajni Kanth of torturing her to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint she filed against Bhardwaj on June 2.Wadhwa was arrested on June 3 but granted bail the very next day.
On July 20, the Delhi Police had registered a case of abetment to suicide and handed over the entire matter to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to be headed by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch).
Mangaluru, Jan 20: A teenage girl drowned after a boat in which she was traveling in capsized in the river Netravati at Uliya Hoige, Ullal, police said on Monday.
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There are many politicians have been elected from many states to Parliament and Assembly but no one has been arrested or put them behind bar like the way modi government is treating Delhi government, what a tragedy....if politicians who work selflessly will not have place in Indian politics....
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