Swati Maliwal case: 'Speak on issue and apologise', FM Sitharaman tells Arvind Kejriwal
Swati Maliwal presses assault charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's PA News agency, PTI reported that according to the statement given to the police by Maliwal, she was sitting in the drawing room of the CM's residence when Kumar came and allegedly slapped her multiple times. The police have registered an FIR under sections 354, 506, 509, and 323 of the IPC, among other sections, for offences including assault or criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, criminal intimidation, word gesture or acts of intent to insult and assault. Swati Maliwal case: ‘Why Kejriwal isn’t taking action against Bibhav?' She ran out of the CM's residence and called the police.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) after the police team left her house, Maliwal said she had recorded her statement with the Delhi Police on what happened to her and urged the BJP not to indulge in politics. “Hope appropriate action is taken. Whatever happened with me was extremely bad," said the MP.
She also wrote, “The past days have been very difficult for me. I thank those who prayed." Swati Maliwal breaks silence on ‘assault’ incident: ‘What happened with me…’ Meanwhile, Maliwal arrived at the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi on Friday to have her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Under Section 164, a magistrate can record a person's statement or confession during a police investigation before the trial.
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