Delhi CS assault: AAP MLA questioned
AAP legislator Rajesh Rishi, who was also present at the time of the incident, was questioned last week.
New Delhi: The Delhi police on Monday questioned AAP MLA Nitin Tyagi in connection with alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prak-ash, with more MLAs of the ruling party likely to be summoned for questioning in the case.
Mr Tyagi could not turn up for the questioning earlier since he was in Kolkata. He had sought a week’s time to present himself in front of the city police. The Laxmi Nagar MLA arrived at the Civil Lines police station at around 3 pm and was questioned for about three hours, said Hare-ndra Kumar Singh, additional deputy commissioner of police (North).
The MLA’s role in the case is under investigation as he was present at CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, where the alleged assault took place.
AAP legislator Rajesh Rishi, who was also present at the time of the incident, was questioned last week.
The police is likely to summon more MLAs for questioning but no details were divulged on the names of those likely to be called next.