Medical report indicates assault on chief secy
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash had a ‘bruise' on his lower lip and there was ‘swelling' behind the ears, noted the medico-legal case report. The MLC report mentioned the nature of injuries sustained by the chief secretary in the alleged assault on him by a few AAP MLAS on Monday night during a meeting at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence.
Prakash was medically examined at Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital on Tuesday. The report mentioned ‘swelling' behind both ears and cheekbone as well as ‘bruise' on the lower lip. “The medico-legal case (MLC) is a due process of investigation and we will work as per law,” said a senior police officer.
Spokesperson of AAP Saurabh Bhardwaj rubbished Prakash's charges of assault and pointed to the "delay" in the registration of the FIR and medical examination.
"Criminal offence investigation mandates that the victim should be presented by the police for the medical examination at the earliest. The chief secretary waited for 12 hours to file an FIR and another 12 hours for the MLC. Such delays are fatal for the prosecution," he said.
A case was registered on Tuesday at Civil Lines police station on Prakash's complaint alleging that he was assaulted by the AAP MLA Amantullah Khan and others during the meeting at Kejriwal's residence. Khan and another MLA Prakash Jarwal have been arrested in the case while Kejriwal's advisor VK Jain was questioned for around three hours by the police.
Meanwhile, the AAP also made public the MLC report of Himanshu, the personal assistant of environment minister Imran Hussain, both the minister and him were allegedly beaten up by a group of officials inside the Delhi Secretariat. The report noted various deep injuries at Himanshu's body including his back.
Utter chaos unfolded inside the secretariat on Monday as Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain was mobbed by over a hundred officials and staff, hours after Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly manhandled at the chief minister's residence.
Officials and staff of the Delhi government raised slogans and prevented Hussain from taking the elevator to his 6th-floor office at the secretariat this afternoon.