Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Monday issued fresh summons to the Delhi Police and asked Kashmere Gate SHO Vijender Singh to submit a status report along with the CCTV footage of the Alka lamba attack incident on August 20.
AAP MlA Alka lamba, DCP North Madhur Verma and SHO Kashmere Gate Vijender were summoned by the DCW on Monday. Maliwal’s response came in the wake of an hour-long meeting with lamba and the SHO while DCP Madhur Verma remained absent.
“Investigation into the case has begun and fresh written summons have been issued to the Kashmere Gate SHO to appear before the DCW on August 20 along with the CCTV footage of the entire matter and the status report on all the complaints,” Swati Maliwal said. Maliwal also told lamba to register her complaint, submitted with DCW, to Kashmere Gate Police Station on Tuesday.
lamba expressed satisfaction over the DCW’s handling of the case and demanded strict action against BJP MlA OP Sharma. “I am satisfied that the DCW is taking up the case seriously. I want a fair probe from the DCW and the police as well,” lamba said
lamba said, “SHO was shown the entire footage of OP Sharma’s Press conference where he said that a woman who roams around at wee hours must be a drug addict. The SHO was asked about the status of the complaint filed on the stone-pelting incident and complaint against OP Sharma, wherein he said that no investigation has been done by the Delhi Police so far.”
lamba also added that a food investigation was also carried out at Kashmere Gate. “The food inspectors said that people in that area also died due to fungus-infected food served to them,” she said.
Maliwal had on August 13 issued notice to the SHO and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Delhi) Madhur Verma after her meeting with lamba.
Aam Aadmi Party leader lamba suffered a head injury after a 19-year-old boy, working at a sweet shop, hurled a stone at her during an anti-drug drive at Kashmere Gate on August 9.