Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal is back in the news! This time, Maliwal shared a video where she accused a car driver of dragging her for 10-15 meters outside All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. The said incident allegedly took place on January 19.
On receiving a call from DCW Chief, Delhi Police swung into action and arrested the Baleno car driver Harish Chander.
Chander was arrested after a case under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Kotla Mubarakpur police station.
The matter came up in Delhi court on Saturday, where the accused has been granted bail.
WATCH: Delhi Police Statement
Acting on a distress call by Ms. Swati Maliwal, South Distt. Police swung into action, apprehended the alleged Baleno car within 22 Minutes. FIR under relevant section has been registered & accused arrested. Further investigation is on. Byte of @DCPSouthDelhi👇 pic.twitter.com/mFG9QI62ML
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) January 19, 2023
Submission by Accused
Chander’s counsel submitted that Maliwal has falsely implicated his client in the case, adding that the his client drove away the car further as he was afraid of being looted. The court was informed that the police have declared that the matter would not need any further custodial interrogation.
Defense by DCW Chief
Maliwal’s lawyer said that it is important to take into account the danger the individual poses to the citizens of the national capital. The DCW chief had alleged that she was molested by a drunk man while on an inspection at night, adding that she was dragged for 10-15 metres by his car outside AIIMS after her hand got stuck in the vehicle’s window.
Delhi Court Grants Bail
A Mahila Court in Saket, Delhi has now granted bail to Chander. As reported by IANS, Metropolitan Magistrate Sanghamitra said that at this point, it is not proved whether the accused might threaten witnesses or tamper with evidence. The magistrate remarked,
Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case, I am of the view that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the accused behind bars.
Accused Chander was granted bail on certain conditions like he shall not attempt to get in touch with the complainant, her family members, witnesses, threaten them or tamper with any evidence. Directing the accused to cooperate with the probe, she directed the accused to furnish a bond of Rs 50,000 along with a surety of the same amount.
Allegations by BJP
After a video of the incident surfaced on social media, several BJP leaders had termed the incident as a staged drama by Maliwal, intended to defame Delhi internationally by showing the national capital as an unsafe city for women. They had also claimed that the accused Chander is a prominent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker in the Sangam Vihar area. Incidentally, Maliwal is an AAP appointee.
Maliwal, in her response to BJP, said that she will keep fighting till she is alive. Taking to Twitter, Maliwal retorted:
Let me tell those who think that they will scare me by telling dirty lies about me. I have done many big things in this short life, with a shroud on my head. I was attacked many times, but did not stop.
With every atrocity, the fire inside me grew stronger. No one can suppress my voice. I will keep fighting as long as I am alive!
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WATCH VIDEO: Delhi Mahila Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Dragging DCW Chief #SwatiMaliwal by His Car
▪️Maliwal alleged she was molested by drunk man while on inspection at night
▪️Also alleged, she was dragged by his car after her hand got stuck in vehicle's windowCONT pic.twitter.com/YZWXRTd49q
— Voice For Men India (@voiceformenind) January 23, 2023
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