Police get access to CCTV footage of assault on Hussain
24 Feb 2018 5:21 PM GMT
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday said they have received the CCTV footage of the incident wherein Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain was allegedly assaulted by a mob inside the Delhi Secretariat.
Police received the footage on Friday evening, the same day when a police team visited the Chief Minister's residence to gather CCTV footage of the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
The footage of the assault on Hussain will now be sent to the forensic lab and police have started their investigation.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said on Saturday that they are scanning the footage to get vital clues about the assault.
Earlier, the law enforcement agency had sent a notice to Delhi Secretariat asking to them provide them the CCTV footage. A few days later, police also sent them a reminder for the same.
The incident was reported on Tuesday, when Hussain was allegedly assaulted inside the Secretariat by a mob, reportedly comprising of Delhi government employees.
In the FIR, Hussain claimed that he can identify many of the persons involved in the assault.
The FIR was registered under sections 323, 342, 506, 427 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Hussain's phone was also broken during the incident
Police claimed that no names were given in the FIR.
However, leaders of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party said they had identified five Delhi government officials for assaulting Hussain and his assistant.
They demanded action against those involved in the manhandling and of the Minister and his aide.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police will send the CCTV footage obtained from the Chief Minister's residence on Friday to the forensic lab next week for verification.
''Delhi Police investigates the case as per law and professional requirements. Inquiry on paint etc was just to have a better idea of the alleged place of incidence, whether any camera there," said Additional DCP (North) Harendra Singh.
A senior police official claimed that no one was questioned on Saturday in this regard.
On Friday, the police's search at Kejriwal's residence lasted around two hours and ended with police seizing the hard discs of 21 cameras, of which only 14 were working and all of them were running 40 minutes late.
Some areas did not have cameras installed.
"Seven hard disks were found to be not functioning properly, the reason for which will be investigated," said the officer.
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