AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan held for molestation

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan has been arrested by the Delhi police on Wednesday in connection with the sexual harassment case filed against him by his sister-in-law.

“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,” said R.P. Upadhyay, joint commissioner of police, southeastern range.

Mr Khan, however, said 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.

After arrest, Mr Khan was taken to be produced before a magistrate at Saket court. Where the court has sent the MLA on one-day judicial custody.

Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh Rawat remanded the legislator to judicial custody after he filed a bail application, which would be heard on Thursday.

The police sought two days custody of Khan, who was arrested this afternoon, saying he was required to be interrogated. The court, however, refused to grant police custody for the time-being and sent him to jail for a day.

Earlier, on September 18, Mr Khan had “courted arrest” but the police refused to apprehend him, saying he did this “of his own accord”.

The Okhla MLA had alleged that he was “being framed by the police” which is “under pressure” to arrest him. On a complaint by Mr 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. This is the second time in three months that Mr Khan has been arrested on complaints by women.

Earlier, Mr Khan was arrested on July 24 on a complaint by a Jasola resident who alleged that he tried to mow her down after she visited his residence to raise the issue of powercuts. The case was registered against the legislator on a complaint of a woman at Jamia Nagar police station.