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CS assault case: AAP MLA Rituraj Govind questioned

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Quizzed for over two hours; Wazirpur MLA Rajesh Gupta likely to appear for questioning today

The Delhi Police on Wednesday questioned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Rituraj Govind for over two hours in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.

The Kirari MLA arrived at the Civil Lines police station around 4 p.m. and he was questioned till 6.30 p.m., the police said.

Mr. Govind was summoned for questioning a few days ago along with Wazirpur MLA Rajesh Gupta, who is likely to appear for questioning on Thursday.

The role of both the MLAs in the case is under investigation as they were present at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, when the alleged assault took place on the night of February 19.

Last week, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Nitin Tyagi and Praveen Kumar were questioned in the matter.

AAP legislator Rajesh Rishi has also been questioned, while Sanjeev Jha was quizzed on Tuesday.

Eleven MLAs, apart from Mr. Kejriwal, his former advisor V. K. Jain and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, were present during the meeting when Mr. Prakash was allegedly attacked.

Forensic report awaited

Mr. Jain, who was also questioned in the case, resigned on Monday, citing personal reasons.

On February 23, a police team examined the CCTV surveillance system installed at the Chief Minister’s residence in Civil Lines area and seized the hard disk.

The forensic report on the hard disk is still awaited.

Two other Aam Aadmi Party MLAs — Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal — were arrested in the case.

The two legislators were recently granted bail by the Delhi High Court.

The alleged assault on the Chief Secretary has triggered a bitter tussle between the Delhi government and its bureaucracy.

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