Delhi

'PMO playing politics over women's safety'

Staff Reporter

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit out at the Prime Minister’s Office and the lieutenant Governor for “playing politics” over women’s safety in Delhi, after a 20-year-old was allegedly raped in a car in South Delhi. “lG stopped salaries of all employees in Delhi commisio for Women (DCW). Police become corrupt and ineffective under them,” he tweeted.

The rape survivor, a resident of Noida, was waiting for a bus near AIIMS on Wednesday evening when the accused Avneesh (28), driving a car with a Home Ministry sticker, offered to drop her and then sexualy assaulted her.

The accused has been arrested and the chargesheet will be filed soon.