BJP MP Pratap Sarangi injured in scuffle
New Delhi: After the FIR was registered in the Parliament scuffle case, Delhi Police has started investigation. According to sources, the statements of MPs Mukesh Rajput and Pratap Sarangi, who were injured in this incident that took place in the Parliament complex, will be recorded. CCTV footage and mobile video of the incident will be investigated. Media camera footage will also be collected as evidence.
Will take permission from Lok Sabha Speaker
Sources said that permission will be taken from the Lok Sabha Speaker to collect the footage. Police can recreate the scene at the incident site after taking the statements of the MPs and getting the footage. Notice will be sent to Rahul Gandhi and other MPs. After recording the statements of the MPs, Rahul Gandhi will be interrogated in this matter.
On the other hand, in the complaint given by Congress to the police, BJP MPs have been accused of pushing Mallikarjun Kharge and under the SC/ST Act. The police is also investigating this complaint lodged by the Congress.
According to sources, Delhi Police can also write a letter to the Parliament Secretariat demanding CCTV footage of the area where the alleged incident took place. Senior police officers may also consider handing over the case from the local police to the crime branch, an official said.
Case registered against Rahul Gandhi
Let us tell you that on Thursday, at Sansad Marg police station, sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 125 (act endangering the life or personal safety of others), 131 (criminal) of the Indian Justice Code. A case was registered under sections 351 (criminal intimidation) and 3 (5) (common intention). A case was registered against Rahul Gandhi just hours after the complaint was filed by BJP. The complaint accuses him of “assaulting and instigating” during the scuffle. Two BJP MPs Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were injured in this scuffle.
Police can send summons to Rahul Gandhi
According to a police source, officials may call Rahul Gandhi for questioning and also record statements of other MPs who witnessed the incident. The source said a team of police officers may also meet Sarangi and Rajput at the hospital and record their statements for further investigation. He said that his medical report would be collected. BJP MP Hemang Joshi along with party colleagues Anurag Thakur and Bansuri Swaraj went to Sansad Marg police station on Thursday and lodged a complaint. The Congress strongly rejected the claim, alleging that BJP MPs pushed party president Mallikarjun Kharge and “pushed” with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Congress has also filed a complaint in this matter.
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