The Delhi police on Wednesday sent a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to join the investigation in the Delhi chief secretary assault case.
The Civil Lines police station inspector went to the residence of the CM with a notice to join the probe. The notice was received by his staff at his residence but no response over confirmation of his presence for investigation has been received, said a senior police official.
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Police said that they have issued a notice under Section 160 of the CrPC to Mr Kejriwal, asking him to join the ongoing investigation on Friday at 11 a.m.
“We are dealing professionally in the case. We have given Mr. Kejriwal the option to choose the location for questioning, either at his residence or office. We are flexible with the timings,” Harendra Singh, Additional DCP (north).
“The forensic report of the CCTV procured from Mr Kejriwal’s house is yet to come,”added Mr Singh.
Police said that the CM’s former adviser V K Jain and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia were also present during the meeting. They have already questioned Mr Jain and recorded his statement.
On February 22, AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal, arrested for allegedly assaulting Delhi chief secretary.
