Swati Maliwal case: AAP questions Delhi Police’s interest in leaking PCR call details on May 13.

Swati Maliwal row: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Delhi Police is an interested party in the case as their political needs are getting fulfilled. Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday questioned the role of the Delhi Police in connection with the case involving the alleged assault on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Addressing a press briefing on Sunday, Bharadwaj accused the Delhi Police of leaking information related to the case to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the media. “On May 13, the media learned about Swati Maliwal and Bibhav Kumar’s case. BJP’s Delhi Police informed the public that Swati Maliwal called 112,” Bharadwaj said. “Delhi Police even released the photo of the DD entry – of when the call was received. Delhi Police is the interested party because their political needs are getting fulfilled by doing this otherwise, I have never seen police doing something like this before.” He also said that false news is being circulated claiming that the CCTV footage and DVR (digital video recorder) related to the case are missing. “Since yesterday, false news has been spread that the CCTV footage and DVR are missing, while in reality, the Delhi Police took all the CCTV footage, including the DVR, from the chief minister’s residence,” the AAP leader said. The question arises: Why is the Delhi Police continuously spreading lies?” He also adds that confidential material related to the case is being shared with the media and being shared on social media. “The law of the country mandates that FIRs under Section 354 (Molestation) are kept confidential,” Bharadwaj said. “However, as soon as the FIR is registered, it is shared with all media via WhatsApp and posted on all X handles.”