“I received a call from…”: Swati Maliwal launches a new accusation against the AAP

On May 13, Swati Maliwal claimed that Bibhav Kumar, the chief minister of Delhi, “assaulted” her at his home.

Swati Maliwal, a member of the Rajya Sabha and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), tweeted on Wednesday claiming to have received a call from a “senior leader” within the party. She claimed that the party is preparing a “personal photos” leak and that she is being pressured by everyone to say “dirty things” about her. Maliwal went on to say that the party was threatening all of her supporters.

Former head of the Delhi Commission for Women Maliwal said that on May 13, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assistant Bibhav Kumar “assaulted” her at his home. The Delhi Police are presently looking into this claim, and Kumar is being held.

Maliwal posted on the social media site X on Wednesday, stating, “I got a call yesterday from the senior head of a party. He informed me of the tremendous pressure on everyone to criticize me and to destroy me by disclosing my private images. It’s being stated that the party will kick everyone who backs me out. Press conference duties have been delegated to one person, and tweeting has been delegated to another.

It is someone’s duty to get in touch with American volunteers and acquire evidence against me. A few beat reporters who are near the accused have to stage some fictitious sting operations.

She went on to say that even if the party gathers an army of thousands, she will fight it alone since she is the one with the truth.

Despite the fact that the accused is a strong man, I am not upset with them. He even has the greatest leaders frightened. Nobody can have the guts to oppose him. I have no expectations of anyone. I find it regrettable that the Delhi lady minister is disparaging the reputation of an elderly female party colleague with a smile,” she continued.

“I’ve started fighting for my self-respect, and I won’t give up until I receive justice. Even though I am fighting this battle alone, I won’t give up! stated Maliwal.

This is an approximate translation of Maliwal’s Hindi tweet into English.
Update on Bibhav Kumar, who is alleged to have assaulted Swati Maliwal

On Wednesday, Bibhav Kumar, an adviser to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and a suspect in Swati Maliwal’s “assault” case, was taken back from Mumbai by Delhi Police. On Tuesday, Kumar was transported to Mumbai in order to retrieve data from his phone, which was allegedly formatted before to his apprehension.

In relation to the claimed attack on Maliwal at the Delhi Chief Minister’s home, Kumar is still being held by the police for a period of five days.

Authorities believe that after transferring his phone’s data to a Mumbai-based individual or device, Kumar formatted his phone. Forensic analysis has been conducted on Kejriwal’s home CCTV footage, laptop, and phone belonging to Kumar.

Since Thursday is the last day that Kumar will be under police custody, investigators are working hard to compile all relevant evidence.
What is the situation?

On May 13, Swati Maliwal has claimed that Bibhav Kumar kicked and slapped her repeatedly in the drawing room of Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi home. She claimed that at the time of the alleged assault, Kejriwal was inside the residence.

In response, the Aam Aadmi Party has stood by Kejriwal’s personal secretary, Kumar, saying that Swati Maliwal didn’t have an appointment before entering the chief minister’s residence. The party also claimed that she was planning to hurt Kejriwal at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) request.

The Delhi Police took Bibhav Kumar into custody on Sunday.

On May 13, the police also obtained statements from every employee of Kejriwal’s home.