Delhi court denies bail to Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case
The Aam Aadmi Party MP had come to the chief minister’s house without invitation and trespassed on the property, Kumar’s counsel told the court.
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A Delhi court on Monday denied bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the case pertaining to the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, Bar and Bench reported.
Kumar was arrested on May 18 following which he was remanded to judicial custody on May 24.
He has been charged with assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to disrobe, criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing hurt and using word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman. The incident took place on May 13.
At Monday’s hearing, Kumar’s counsel told the court that Maliwal had come to Kejriwal’s house without invitation and trespassed on the property, Bar and Bench reported.
The Delhi Police told the court that Maliwal was hit on her chest and neck, and was dragged during which she hit her head on the table.
“The video footage of where the incident took place is missing,” the police told the court. “It could be because of a technical issue or it could have been deliberately removed. He [Kumar] is an influential person and people were communicating with him even when his services with CM [chief minister] were no longer valid.”
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