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Delhi court sends Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar to 4-day judicial custody
A Delhi court on Friday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar to four days of judicial custody in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case. He will now be produced before the court on May 28.
Kumar's counsels sought CCTV footage preservation
Bibhav's counsels have moved an application seeking to procure and preserve the CCTV footages and the DVRs. "These CCTVs prove my case, they have searched various times and have taken CCTV footages, how many footages they have we don’t know. We are seeking for the footages to be preserved," Kumar's counsel argued in the court.
The additional public prosecutor argued, "Under what provision this application has been moved? These prayers are not applicable at this stage as the matter is under investigation."
Kumar was arrested after filing a counter complaint against Maliwal
Bibhav Kumar, a key aide of Kejriwal, was arrested by the Delhi Police last week, days after he lodged a counter complaint accusing Swati Maliwal of gaining 'unauthorised entry' into the CM's Civil Lines residence and 'verbally abusing' him.
In his complaint, Kumar charged Maliwal with unauthorized entry, verbal abuse, and threats while also claiming the BJP's involvement in the matter.
Maliwal in her complaint had alleged that Bibhav Kumar "slapped" her "at least seven to eight times" while she "continued screaming" and "brutally dragged" her while "kicking" her in her “chest, stomach, and pelvis area” on May 13.
The Vigilance Department had last month terminated the service of Bibhav Kumar, personal assistant (PA) to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, over a pending criminal case.
Source: Swati Maliwal case: Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar sent to 4-day judicial custody