Jagdish Kumar, the brother of two persons arrested in connection with the alleged attack on BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s official residence in North Avenue, said the MP’s staff had assaulted his brother and their attack was in retaliation.
He also said his brothers — Jai and Jaswant — acted independently and that he did not know the others who are seen entering the MP’s house and have been described by Mr. Tiwari as the “accomplices” of the arrested duo.
Broken arm
“Jai was driving the car and when it was hit by Mr. Tiwari’s SUV and turned sideways. The accident caused significant damage to our vehicle. My brother was also injured,” claimed Mr. Kumar. He said that even as his brother was injued a group of five to six men, all known to the driver, came to the spot and assaulted Jai and broke his arm in the process.
“After this Jai called Jaswant for assistance who asked us to make a call, which Jai did,” said Mr. Kumar. However, the MP has so far claimed it was his aide who made the call.
Cook by profession
Confronted with the footage where the brothers are seen assaulting a man, Mr. Kumar said that Jaswant reached the spot and their action was “in response to the attack.”
Mr. Kumar is a cook at the President’s official residence and lives in a staff quarter in the Presidents’ Estate in North Avenue where the two other brothers also stay. They work as caterers for private functions, he said.
