AAP MLA arrested for trying to murder woman
NEW DELHI: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was on Sunday arrested after a woman alleged that he tried to mow her down after she visited his residence to raise the issue of power cuts, making him the tenth party legislator to be arrested.
NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Sunday arrested Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Okhla Aamanatullah Khan for threatening and abusing a woman.
“We have arrested the legislator as the complainant again informed the police that he was threatening her and also trying to manipulate the evidence,” additional deputy commissioner of police (South East) Rajeev Ranjan said.
Delhi CM Arvind accused PM Narendra Modi of orchestrating Khan’s arrest. “Just in - Modi ji arrests one more AAP MLA,” he tweeted. AAP leaders accuse the Centre of abusing its control over the Delhi police to settle political scores against them.
The woman’s complaint said she had gone to the MLA’s house in south Delhi’s Batla House on July 10 to draw his attention to poor power supply in the area.
One of his supporters hurled abuses at her and threatened her with dire consequences, she alleged. She was abused on the “orders of Khan”.
Meanwhile, Punjab police on Sunday raided the home of AAp leader and Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav’s home in Delhi in connection with the Malerkotla. Quran desecration.
The prime accused in the desecration incident, had told police that he had desecrated the Quran on Yadav’s order.