Man throws water at Arvind Kejriwal, detained

A man allegedly threw water at Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi on Saturday evening, NDTV reported.

The person was detained by the police.

The incident took place during the former chief minister’s march in the national capital’s Sheikh Sarai area. Kejriwal and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj were walking in a narrow lane and greeting people when the incident took place.

A video posted by news agency ANI on social media shows the person reaching out and throwing water at Kejriwal.

The motive behind the man’s action was not immediately clear.

“Despite proper police deployment for crowd control, at around 5.50 pm, Ashok Jha, a bus marshal from Khanpur Depot, attempted to throw water on Kejriwal while he was greeting followers,” The Indian Express quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan as saying. “The attempt was immediately foiled as police in close proximity apprehended Jha and detained him.”

The motives behind the action are being investigated, Chauhan said.

Initial reports said that “a liquid” had been thrown at Kejriwal when it was unclear that it was water.

#WATCH | A person tried to throw a liquid on former Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal during his padyatra in Delhi's Greater Kailash area.

The person was later held by his security staff. pic.twitter.com/9c9MhzLEzj— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2024

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