Video of Swati Maliwal at CM's residence at time of 'assault' goes viral

A video of AAP MP Swati Maliwal arguing with security at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence in Delhi after the alleged assault has come to the fore. In the video, she can be heard threatening to call the police while the security officials try to stop her.

Earlier, Maliwal arrived at Tis Hazari Court in Delhi on May 17 to record her statement before a magistrate about the alleged assault on her by Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar.

The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR in the matter and named Kumar as an accused in the case, officials said.

Officials told PTI that an FIR was registered at the Civil Lines police station against Kumar under Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 509 (word gesture or act of intent to insult) and 323 (assault).

The development comes two days after Maliwal went to the police station and alleged that a member of Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Kejriwal's personal staff "assaulted" her at the CM's official residence.

An official said police took Maliwal for a medical examination to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here.

In a post on X, after the police team left her house, Maliwal said she had recorded her statement with the Delhi Police on what happened to her and urged the BJP to not indulge in politics. "Hope appropriate action is taken. Whatever happened with me was extremely bad," said the MP.

She also said, "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." According to sources, in her police complaint, Maliwal has named Kumar as the "main person" who allegedly assaulted her when she had gone to meet Kejriwal on Monday.

(With inputs from agencies)

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