In yet another arrest of an AAP MlA, Amanatullah Khan was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a sexual harassment case filed against him by his sister-in-law.
After arrest, Khan was produced before a Delhi court where police sought his custody. Refusing to grant police custody, a Delhi court sent the MlA to judicial custody till tomorrow. Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh Rawat remanded the legislator to judicial custody after he filed a bail application, which would be heard on Thursday.
“Khan was called to join investigation at the office of DCP(Southeast) and he was arrested on charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation around 2.10 pm on Wednesday,” said RP Upadhyay, joint Commissioner of police, southeastern range.
However, Khan claimed that he was called for a “general discussion” at the DCP office but was arrested. “Came here at @DCP OFFICE Sarita Vihar for general discussion. But they arrested me #Delhi Police (sic),” he tweeted.
The Okhla MlA had alleged that he was “being framed by police” which is “under pressure” to arrest him.
On a complaint by Khan’s sister-in-law, a case under IPC sections 354A (sexual harassment), 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) was registered at the Jamia Nagar police station against him and the woman’s husband.
On September 18, Khan had gone to the Jamia Nagar Police station and asked police to arrest him but they refused.
This is the second time in three months that Khan has been arrested by the Delhi Police. On July 24 Khan was arrested on a complaint filed by a Jasola resident who alleged that he tried to mow her down after she visited his residence to raise the issue of power cuts. He was released on bail on July 28.
The case was registered under Sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman or eve teasing) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Jamia Nagar police station.
Fifteen AAP MlAs have been booked by the Delhi Police till now on various charges and 12 have been arrested. The AAP has alleged political vendetta in the action against its lawmakers by the Delhi Police, which comes under the Union Home Ministry.