Delhi Court summons CM Kejriwal, Sisodia, 11 lawmakers

New Delhi: The Patiala Court in Delhi summoned CM Arvind Kejriwal on October 25 soon after Delhi police filed charge sheet in the assault case of in the assault case of state chief secretary Anshu Prakash.

The Delhi Police in its filed charge sheet alleged the Chief Minister, his deputy and 11 lawmakers were behind the attack on the bureaucrat, TV reports.

The Police accused Mr Kejriwal and others conspired to threaten the Chief Secretary, causing him to hurt and intended to stop him from discharging his duties along with wrongful confinement, intentional insult, abetment and unlawful assembly.

Chief Secretary of Delhi Anshu Prakash had alleged that he was attacked while he was leaving at a late night meeting in February over a delay in releasing a three-year anniversary TV campaign.

He stated that at first he was threatened which was followed by Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal hitting him. They “started hitting and assaulting me”, he said in his complaint.

Meanwhile, the AAP government had called the allegations as fake and laughable.