New Delhi (IANS) | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday criticized the Delhi Police for ‘misbehaving’ with Manish Sisodia at Rouse Avenue Court. Retweeting a video posted by AAP minister Atishi, Kejriwal asked, does the police have the right to misbehave with Manish ji like this? Has the police been asked from above to do this?
In her tweet, Atishi had said, the misbehavior with Manish ji by this policeman at Rouse Avenue Court is shocking. Delhi Police should suspend him immediately.
In response, the Delhi Police rejected the allegation, claiming that it was propaganda.
Delhi Police tweeted in Hindi, Allegations of police misbehavior with Manish Sisodia during his production at Rouse Avenue Court are propaganda. The police response, as seen in the video, was necessary for security reasons. Making statements to the media while in judicial custody is prohibited by law.
Earlier, the Rouse Avenue Court extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till June 1 in the Delhi Excise Policy case being probed by the ED.
Jail authorities have been asked to consider his request to provide chair and table to Sisodia for studying.
–IANS
