Govt orders magisterial probe into AAP worker’s suicide

The Delhi government on Wednesday ordered a magisterial probe into the alleged suicide of a female Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has asked North Delhi’s district magistrate to investigate the matter.

“Have ordered magistrate inquiry in AAP activist suicide case in Narela. DM north will do the inquiry,” Sisodia tweeted. “She had made a police complaint on June 2, about one of her party colleague Ramesh Wadhwa for harassing her. We registered a case against him and arrested him on June 3. He was granted bail on June 4,” a police officer said.

In her police complaint, Soni has alleged Wadhwa for harassing her continuously and asking for sexual favours. She even raised the matter in the party but no action was taken against him.

Meanwhile, AAP spokesperson Ashutosh tore into BJP leader Vijender Gupta for allegedly “hijacking” the family of the victim and coming in the way of postmortem of the body. Gupta was forcing the family members of the woman to name AAP in the case, he alleged.

At a press conference, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Gupta alleged that the entire AAP dispensation was “responsible” for the death of the 28-year-old woman, who had been “sexually harassed” by a few “members of AAP” for past few months.