Bibhav Kumar, personal aide of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested today by Delhi Police in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal will be produced in court shortly.
The police is likely to seek his custody in the case.
Delhi Police is also investigating the reason for Bibhav to reach the crime scene (CM house), that too a day after the victim recreated the crime scene.
Before his production in the court, Bibhav Kumar was taken to Aruna Asaf Ali Government Hospital for medical examination by Delhi Police.
Meanwhile, the Tis Hazari Court of Delhi on Saturday disposed of the anticipatory bail application of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar as «infructuous» after his arrest.
After hearing the arguments while the court was dictating the order, it was informed that Bibhav has already been arrested by the police.
Terming the whole Swati Maliwal assault case as «fake», Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested because the Bharatiya Janata Party and Delhi Police are aware that the case is «weak».
She further said that when the Delhi court was about to dictate its order for Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, he was arrested and his petition was termed 'infructuous'.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Atishi said, «Today, police took CM Arvind Kerjiwal's PA Bibhav Kumar for questioning in the fake case filed by Swati Maliwal. Right from the morning, the news started running