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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta was attacked by a man during a public meeting at her residence. Sources said the assault and security intervention lasted just 80 seconds.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (PTI file photo)
The Delhi Police, examining the CCTV footage of the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday, found that the assault and the intervention by the security happened within 80 seconds, sources told CNN-News18.
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The accused, who was later identified as Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakriya, was standing in a queue to meet the Chief Minister and had nearly five people before him.
Sources said he breached the queue and approached Rekha Gupta with the documents he was carrying.
Sakriya first slapped the Chief Minister, it was known, after which she stumbled onto a nearby wall.
The accused then grabbed the Chief Minister by her hair, sources informed.
Soon after, the accused was taken over by the Chief Minister’s security staff and others present at the location.
Rekha Gupta was attacked during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her camp office in Civil Lines on Wednesday morning, her office said.
The accused was later arrested and was being interrogated.
“A person attacked Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during ‘Jan Sunwai’ today. Delhi Police has detained the accused and is questioning him,” the Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement.
Talking to reporters after meeting the Chief Minister, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said that Chief Minister Gupta is “shaken”, but she is doing fine.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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