Swati Maliwal Assault case: Judicial custody of Bibhav Kumar extended till 28 May

May 24, 2024

New Delhi: Tis Hazari Court on Friday sent Chief Minister Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav Kumar to judicial custody for 4 days i.e. till May 28 in the case of assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal.

On May 18, Delhi Police had arrested Bibhav Kumar. After this, he was produced in Tis Hazari court on 19th May. The court had given police custody for 5 days.

Delhi Police took Bibhav to Mumbai for investigation.
Delhi Police had also taken PA Bibhav Kumar to Mumbai to recover the iPhone data. Actually, Vibhav had told the police during interrogation that he had formatted his phone. Since then, the police is trying to retrieve Bibhav’s mobile data in this case, because the police hope that getting the mobile data can provide important clues in this case.

SIT will investigate Swati’s assault case
The case will now be investigated by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). North Delhi’s DCP Anjita Chepyala is leading the SIT. There are also 3 Inspector rank officers in the team. These include the officer of Civil Lines Police Station, where the case was registered. SIT will submit its report to the seniors after investigation.

On the other hand, on May 13, when Swati was assaulted and misbehaved, the police interrogated the staff present at the CM residence and recorded their statements. All the electronic gadgets seized by the police so far have been sent to the Forensic Laboratory (FSL) for investigation.