Delhi Police have arrested a man in connection with the attack of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a 'Jan Sunwai' programme at her official residence in Civil Lines on Thursday morning.
According to reports, the accused has been identified as Rakesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Saakiya, 35, a resident of Rajkot, Gujarat.
Th BJP alleged that man, posing as a complainant, first gave the CM some papers during the public hearing and then attacked her. The security personnel present at the venue immediately rushed to the scene and apprehended the attacker.
Police said the attack was pre-planned. Saakiya’s mother, Bhanu, said her son was a dog lover and that he had been upset over the recent Supreme Court order, directing to shift all dogs in Delhi streets to shelter homes.
Police, however, have launched an investigation into the incident and tightened the security of the CM House.
The chief minister was taken to a hospital though she sustained no major injuries.
The Jan Sunwai, a forum where the public can voice their grievances directly to the CM, has been temporarily suspended following the incident.
