New Delhi. Delhi’s Tis Hazari court has rejected the bail plea of Bibhav Kumar in the case of alleged assault on Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav is accused of assaulting Maliwal in the lavishness of the Chief Minister’s house. After the expiry of the police remand period, the judge sent him to Tihar Jail in judicial custody. After which Bibhav approached the court for bail.
While opposing the bail plea, Swati Maliwal said that the facilities which are not being given to anyone are being given to Bibhav. There is a very big YouTuber, who was earlier an AAP volunteer, he made a one-sided video. After which I started getting threads and rape threads. I was repeatedly called a BJP agent. They have a troll army. The entire machinery was used against me. Press conferences were held continuously. Bibhav is not an ordinary person. If he comes out of jail, then there is a threat to my life and that of my family.
The public prosecutor of Delhi Police also opposed the bail and said that women in India hesitate to file an FIR on sexual harassment. We took Bibhav to Mumbai, where the phone was formatted. The judge asked why did you want the phone. Delhi Police said that they wanted to find out whom Bibhav called, whether he called the CM and asked for permission. They gave the phone but did not tell the password.
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 27, 2024, 17:31 IST