Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked during a public hearing at her residence by Rajesh Bhai Sakariya, who has been sent to 5-day police remand. Doctors confirmed she is stable, and Gupta vowed to continue her Jan Sunwai sessions.
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Delhi Chief Minister’s alleged attacker, Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, to five days of police remand. Police produced the 41-year-old Rajkot resident before the Duty Metropolitan Magistrate at midnight.
During the remand period, Delhi Police may take Sakariya to Rajkot. Cops may recreate the crime scene at the Chief Minister’s residence. Investigators will probe who he met and spoke to after arriving in Delhi. Police have also sent his mobile phone for forensic examination and will examine whether there is a larger conspiracy behind the attack.
The attack took place during a Jan Sunwai (public hearing) at Gupta’s Civil Lines residence earlier in the day. Officials said the man first handed over some papers to the Chief Minister before shouting, yelling, and striking her. He was immediately overpowered and later arrested.
According to police sources, one of Sakariya’s relatives is in jail, and he had come with a petition seeking their release, a matter currently pending in court. His family has also shed light on his background. Witnesses claimed that others at the event thrashed him before police detained him.
Earlier reports suggested that Gupta had been slapped. However, Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva denied those claims, clarifying that the attacker tried to pull the Chief Minister by the hand, leading to a scuffle in which “her head may have hit a corner.”
Doctors confirmed that Gupta is stable but in shock. “She remains determined to continue her daily work and Jan Sunwai sessions,” Sachdeva said, calling her a “strong woman with a clear commitment to Delhi.”
In her first response after the incident, Gupta said the assault was an attack on her resolve to serve the people. “The attack on me during this morning’s public hearing was not just an attack on me, but a cowardly attempt on our resolve to serve Delhi and work for the welfare of the people,” she posted on X.
