Ved Prakash, the man who hurled a shoe at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal during a press conference, was on Monday remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a Delhi court, which dismissed his bail p
Ved Prakash, the man who hurled a shoe at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal during a press conference, was on Monday remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a Delhi court, which dismissed his bail plea.
Metropolitan magistrate Abhilash Malhotra, while dismissing Prakash’s bail plea, noted that a strong deterrent was needed for such acts. The court also said that a person may have difference of opinion with someone, but they need to respect the constitutional authority. Prakash was produced before the court on Monday after the expiry of his one-day judicial custody. “The chief minister was elected by the people. I express my displeasure over the act. A strong deterrent is needed for such acts,” the magistrate said while pronouncing the order of bail application.
At the outset, the court asked Prakash about his offence. To this, Prakash said he had carried out a sting operation on alleged irregularities in distribution of CNG stickers and had informed the Delhi government about it, but no action was taken.
