Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was allegedly attacked / slapped at a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her official residence in Civil Lines this morning, the BJP said.
The accused, Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai (41), a resident of Rajkot in Gujarat, was arrested and booked under attempt-to-murder and other charges. He is being jointly interrogated by the Intelligence Bureau and the Delhi Police’s Special Cell, a senior police officer said.
The incident took place around 8.15 am.
Delhi PWD minister Parvesh Verma said CM Gupta sustained injuries to her hand, shoulder and heads.
Hours after the incident, the chief minister said the attack on her was a “cowardly attempt” on her resolve to serve the people of Delhi and asserted that it had not broken her spirit. Gupta (51) stressed that the Jan Sunwai programme would continue as before.
The attacker did the recce of the CM’s residence and attempted the attack in a planned manner. The video has been handed over to the police and an investigation is underway into the matter.
“It is seen in the footage that the attacker did a recce of the Chief Minister’s residence, made a video of the place and attempted to attack in a planned manner. This video has been handed over to the police and an intensive investigation is going on in this regard,” the statement said.
Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said that the accused reached CM Rekha Gupta’s Shalimar Bagh residence for the recce. He stated that the accused spent the night near her residence and attacked her during the public meeting.
