Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was “slapped” during the Jan Sunwai event at her official residence in Civil Lines on Wednesday, August 20. The police have taken the accused, Rajesh Khimji, into custody and have booked him for attempted murder.
According to Delhi Police, Kimji has been booked under section 109(1) BNS, attempt to murder, at the Civil Lines police station.
“Accused has been taken into police custody. We are investigating it from all the possible angles,” Delhi Police said.
Further investigation is going on.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources told news wire PTI that the accused first gave Delhi CM Rekha Gupta some papers during the public hearing and then attacked her.
Senior BJP leader Harish Khurana has told NDTV that the attacker slapped the chief minister and also pulled her hair.
