A day after the Delhi Police Crime Branch constituted a special investigation team to probe the “objectionable” CD controversy which led to sacking of AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, the sleuths questioned Om Prakash who claimed to have uncovered the scandal.
Kumar, Social Welfare Minister, was sacked by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on August 31 after a CD purportedly showing him in a compromising position with women was made public.
The decision to sack the Minister was taken at a high- level meeting attended by top AAP leaders.
According to officials, Prakash told police that some unknown person had given him the CD a few days ago along with other documents. The CD reportedly showed Kumar in a compromising position and also carried some objectionable photographs.
Prakash is a wholesaler of wood coal in Sultanpur Majra, which is Kumar’s constituency. Prakash has been operating there for the last 35 years.
Prakash also claimed that he approached Kejriwal but to no avail. later, when Prakash heard the report of dropping Kumar from the Cabinet, he appeared before the media to talk about how he stumbled upon a sex CD allegedly showing Kumar with two different women in a video and a set of pictures.
A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders have met Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma and lodged a complaint against the sacked AAP Minister. After their complaint, the probe was handed over to Crime Branch.
Taj Hassan, Special Commissioner of Police (crime) said, “A team lead by DCP (Crime) Bhishma Singh will probe into all aspects of the case. We will take action as per law.”
“We are at a nascent stage in the investigation. Nothing can be said as of now. Preliminary investigation has given us some leads,” the Special CP said.
The CD will be sent for forensic tests to verify its authenticity. The team has begun probing the source of the CD and how it was circulated, said a senior police official.
The team will be investigating whether the women in the CD were victims or they were a party to the episode. Kumar might also be called for questioning, police said.