AAP MLA Surinder Singh arrested, workers protest

Singh was arrested on Friday evening, along with his driver Pankaj and assistant Praveen, when he was called for questioning by Delhi Police. Meanwhile, AAP workers protested outside Parliament street police station on Friday night after Singh was arrested.

“The MLA has been arrested for assaulting a public servant and stopping him from discharging his duty and sections of SC/ST Act. He was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for medical examination,” said a senior Delhi Police official. Singh is the third AAP MLA who has been arrested in the last two months. 

Former Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar was held in a fake educational degree case in June and <g data-gr-id="18">Kondli</g> legislator Manoj Kumar was apprehended in July.

Earlier on August 4, Singh was booked for allegedly beating and manhandling an NDMC worker in Tughlaq road area when a team of NDMC officials was doing routine check and had apprehended an e-rickshaw driver to check his documents. 

“Sanitary Inspector R J Meena had complained to police alleging that <g data-gr-id="17">beldar</g> Mukesh was beaten and manhandled by Surinder Singh when the team had apprehended an e-rickshaw driver to check his documents,” said a senior police official said. The MLA from Delhi Cantt constituency is also an NDMC member.