'Swati Maliwal's actions were not premeditated': court refuses bail to accused
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'Swati Maliwal's actions were not premeditated': court refuses bail to accused
Swati Maliwal told court that AAP is with the accused and if Vibhav Kumar is released, she will He said it would be life-threatening.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Vibhav Kumar, accused of attacking Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal, has been denied bail by a city court. The order came after a court breakdown in which Maliwal argued that she and her family would be in danger if released on bail. "The victim's claims must be taken at face value and not ignored," the court said in its ruling.
The judge said there was no evidence that Ms Maliwal's actions were intentional, as the defendant claimed. If this was the case, there would not have been a four-day delay in filing the police report. It would have happened on the same day. The judge said the fact that she was attacked was confirmed by a medical examination.
As the investigation is still at an early stage, there is a possibility of evidence tampering or witness interference and bail cannot be granted at this stage, the court said.
Maliwal, who has accused the AAP of being involved in a Bharatiya Janata Party conspiracy to defame Kejriwal, told the court that if Vibhav Kumar is released her life would be in danger as the party is on the side of the accused.
She also told the court that the YouTuber's videos had already been targeted on social media and that she had since received rape threats.
Ms. Maliwal, a Rajya Sabha member and former chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, alleged that Mr. Vibhav Kumar attacked her on May 13 at her Chief Minister's residence. She said she was waiting inside her house to meet her chief minister when Vibhav Kumar came and attacked her. She claimed he punched and kicked her and even tried to tear her shirt off.
Kejriwal's close aides accused Meirwal of trying to break into the Prime Minister's residence and said he was only trying to stop him.
In today's argument, his lawyer also questioned the delay in filing a complaint with police, calling it an "afterthought."
He also questioned the police's claim that they had tried to undress the woman. "There was no intention to disrobe her. The only purpose was to prevent her from entering the CM residence... All that can be seen is that her shirt was torn during the scuffle. It’s a coincidence,” he told the court. As the investigation is still in its early stages and there is a possibility of tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses, bail cannot be granted at this time, the court said.
Maliwal, who accused AAP of being involved in the Bharatiya Janata Party's conspiracy to defame Kejriwal, told the court that if Vibhav Kumar is released, her life is in danger as the party is on the side of the accused. He said he would be exposed.
She also told the court that the YouTuber's videos had already been targeted on social media and that she had since received rape threats.
Ms. Maliwal, a Rajya Sabha member and former chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, alleged that Mr. Vibhav Kumar attacked her on May 13 at her Chief Minister's residence. She said she was waiting inside her house to meet her chief minister when Vibhav Kumar came and attacked her. She claimed he punched and kicked her and even tried to tear her shirt off.
Kejriwal's close aides accused Meirwal of trying to break into the Prime Minister's residence and said he was only trying to stop him.
In today's argument, his lawyer also questioned the delay in filing a complaint with police, calling it an "afterthought."
He also questioned the police's claim that they had tried to undress the woman. “She wasn’t going to take her clothes off. The only purpose was to stop them from entering the CM's residence. All that is visible is that her shirt was torn during the scuffle. "This is a fortuitous situation," he told the court. A video from the Prime Minister's Office leaked on social media showed Maliwal arguing with security personnel.
AAP had earlier announced that Vibhav Kumar was facing trial for "misconduct" against Maliwal, but now it has accused her of being part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's conspiracy against Kejriwal. accused of being The party announced in a statement today that Vibhav Kumar will challenge her bail denial in the Supreme Court.
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