A Delhi court will hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bhibhav Kumar's bail plea on Monday (May 27) in AAP MP Swati Maliwal's assault case. Kumar was arrested on May 18 for allegedly assaulting Swati Maliwal at Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal's residence. On Friday, he was remanded to four days of judicial custody by a court in Delhi.
Kumar moved a bail petition in the Delhi court after he was sent into police custody and the plea is likely to be heard on Monday. The court has already issued notice on Kumar's bail plea and sought a response from the Delhi Police, PTI reported.
Bhibhav Kumar's anticipatory bail plea was dismissed as infructuous by court after his arrest.
Delhi Police has alleged that Kumar was not cooperating in the investigation, and was giving evasive replies and has not disclosed his mobile phone password.
On May 13, Delhi police said that it had received a call from Swati Maliwal who had dialed them up from Arvind Kejriwal's home and had received a complaint alleging assault.
Following this, FIR was registered on the written complaint filed by Rajya Sabha MP Maliwal and former DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal.
Bhibhav Kumar accused of assaulting Maliwal at CM's home is no new to legal troubles. Along with an allegation of beating up a public servant, Delhi CM's former Private Secretary and close aide has faced scrutiny in several other cases.
In April, the vigilance department terminated Kumar from his post as personal secretary to the Delhi CM, citing this case that dates back to 2007. Kumar approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his termination but did not get any relief.
Delhi Police in the remand note submitted in court, has also questioned why Kumar was present at the Chief Minister's residence on May 13 when his services were terminated.
Bibhav Kumar has also faced Enforcement Directorate's scrutiny in the ongoing investigations in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam that has sent top AAP leaders including Kejriwal to jail. Kumar was recently summoned by the probe agency for questioning in the case on April 8. However, this was not the first time he was questioned in the case.