AAP MP Swati Maliwal in her complaint on Thursday revealed some grisly details of the alleged assault on her at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence on Monday. She said that the attack by the Delhi CM's 'personal secretary' Bibhav Kumar was "unprovoked". She said she was abused, slapped, and kicked repeatedly and no help came despite the MP screaming out loud.
The BJP has slammed the AAP over the incident and demanded Kejriwal's resignation for his "failure to protect a woman at his home". The BJP also criticised Kejriwal for moving around with Bibhav Kumar by his side even after the alleged incident occurred.
In her statement, Swati Maliwal said: "After that, Bibhav Kumar did not relent and attacked me by kicking me repeatedly in my chest, stomach, and pelvis area with his legs. I was in extreme pain and kept begging him to stop. My shirt was coming up but he still continued to assault me. I repeatedly told him that I am having my periods and that he should please let go of me as I am in unbearable pain. However, he attacked me with full force again and again." The FIR against Bibhav Kumar was registered under IPC sections 308,341,354B, 506, and 509.
Check out the full text of the complaint filed by AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
Extract From Swati Maliwal's FIR To Delhi Police
"On 13th May 2024, at around 9 am, I had visited the residence of Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, at 6, Flagstaff Road, Civil Lines, Delhi. Upon arriving, I went inside the camp office and called CM's PS Bibhav Kumar but I could not get through. I then sent a message on his mobile number (through WhatsApp). However, there was no response. I then went inside the residential area through the main door of the house as I have always done in the past year, since Bibhav Kumar was not present at the camp office.
I entered the residence area and informed the staff present there to tell the CM that I was here to meet him. I was informed that he was present in the house, and I was told to wait in the drawing room. I went in the drawing room and sat on the sofa, waiting for him to meet me. A staff member came and told me that the CM was coming to meet me, and I was asked to wait. Suddenly, the PS of CM, Bibhav Kumar, barged into the room. He started screaming at me without any provocation and even started abusing me. I was stunned by this sudden outburst and I reacted by telling him to stop talking to me like this and to call the CM. He yelled, "तू कैसे हमारी बात नहीं मानेगी? कैसे नहीं मानेगी? ... तेरी औकात क्या है कि हमको न कर दे। ...। तुझे तो हम सबक सिखायेंगे। [How can you not listen to us? What do you think of yourself? We shall teach you a lesson.]"
While saying these words, he came and stood right in front of me. Without any provocation whatsoever on my side, he started slapping me with full force. He slapped me 7-8 times at least while I continued screaming. I felt absolutely shocked and was screaming for help over and over again. In order to protect myself, I pushed him away with my legs. At that time, he pounced on me, brutally dragged me, and deliberately pulled my shirt up. My shirt buttons opened and the shirt flew up. I landed on the floor while hitting my head on the center table. I was constantly screaming for help but no one came. After that, Bibhav Kumar did not relent and attacked me by kicking me repeatedly in my chest, stomach, and pelvis area with his legs. I was in extreme pain and kept begging him to stop. My shirt was coming up but he still continued to assault me. I repeatedly told him that I am having my periods and that he should please let go of me as I am in unbearable pain. However, he attacked me with full force again and again.
I somehow managed to get free. I then sat on the sofa in the drawing room and gathered my spectacles which had fallen on the ground during the assault. I was in a terrible state of shock at this unexpected attack. I was deeply traumatized and called the 112 number and reported the assault against me. Bibhav threatened me and said, "कर ले जो तुझे करना है। तू हमारा कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ सकती। तेरा हाथ-पैर तुड़वा देंगे और ऐसी जगह गाड़ेंगे किसी को पता भी नहीं चलेगा।" Then, when he realized that I had called the 112 number, he went out of the room. Again, Bibhav came back with the personnel working at the main gate of the CM camp office. They came and asked me to leave at the behest of Bibhav. I kept telling them that I was brutally beaten up and they should look at my condition and wait until the PCR police come. However, they asked me to leave the premises. I was taken outside the CM residence and I sat briefly on the floor outside as I was in deep pain.
The PCR police came but I was completely dazed and left there, walking towards my previous residence in Civil Lines. I was crying and somehow managed to reach my earlier residence. I sat on the ground there for some time and some personnel who had accompanied me from the CM house called me an auto on my behalf. I sat in it and started going towards my house as I was in terrible pain and was traumatized and shattered. Somehow I mustered the strength and asked the auto to stop and went to PS Civil Lines to report the matter. I reached there and sat in the SHO's office where I was crying and informed the SHO about the incident. I was in terrible pain and having severe cramps. I also started receiving a lot of calls from the media on my mobile. Due to the trauma, pain, and not wanting to politicize the incident, I left the police station without filing a written complaint. My head was splitting in pain and my arms, legs, and chest were aching terribly due to the assault.
The past days since the incident have been extremely painful for me. It is one of the most difficult times of my life. The pain, trauma, and harassment have been mind-numbing. My head and neck have been hurting constantly since the attack. My arms are very sore and my abdomen is also paining. I am also having difficulty in walking. My situation is exacerbated by the fact that having worked all my life for women issues and having helped lacs of women get justice, I ended up being brutally beaten by a person whom I know since long. I am deeply disturbed by this incident and am distraught that someone could display such goonda behavior. I feel totally shattered. It has taken me 3 days to gather myself and report the matter through a written complaint. I request you to kindly take the strongest possible action in the matter. I am shocked that this brutal attack happened to me completely unprovoked at CM residence.