AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal's assault case is turning out to be a big controversy in the backdrop of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. On Monday, Delhi Police's PCR received two distress calls from Arvind Kejriwal's residence by a woman identifying herself as Swati Maliwal. The former DCW Chief, Swati Maliwal reportedly informed the cops that she had been assaulted & manhandled by Baibhav Kumar at Arvind Kejriwal's residence. As per reports, Maliwal was trying to meet Arvind Kejriwal at his home but she was stopped by Baibhav. This started a verbal spat between the two and ended in Baibhav allegedly assaulting Swati Maliwal. Now, Delhi Police has issued an official statement on Swati Maliwal's assault case. Below is what the Delhi Police said-
DCP (North) Manoj Meena said, "We received a PCR call at 9:34 AM wherein the caller said that she has been assaulted inside the CM residence. Accordingly, local police responded to the call, and SHO and the local police reached the spot. After some time, MP Swati Maliwal came to the police station civil lines. She left the police station without giving any complaint. In this matter, no complaint has been received till now."
Swati Maliwal's assault case
Swati Maliwal was out of the country most of the time when Arvind Kejriwal was fighting a legal battle in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. Therefore, Swati Maliwal went to Arvind Kejriwal's house to meet him. However, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Personal Assistant Bibhav Kumar allegedly prevented her from doing so. Notably, multiple newswires stated that they tried to Swati Maliwal over the incident, however, she disconnected the call.
As a result, reports quoted an officer with the operations cell of the Delhi Police said that two calls were received regarding the alleged incident. “In the first call to 100 [emergency response number] made at around 9.40 am, the caller did not mention her name. But in the second call at around 9.54am...the caller told the police that her name is Swati Maliwal and Delhi Chief Minister’s aide Bibhav Kumar is manhandling her."