Delhi AAP MLA Detained After Protesting Sanitation Worker's Killing
· India · Indian Express, Hindustan Times
Delhi police detained Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kuldeep Kumar early Tuesday morning while he was protesting the murder of 27-year-old sanitation worker Anil Kumar. The victim was stabbed to death in East Delhi's Kalyanpuri on Sunday, and his family has accused police of pressuring them to cremate the body immediately. AAP Delhi convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged the detention and the handling of the body mirror the 2020 Hathras incident. Police have arrested a 52-year-old suspect named Nihal, who allegedly confessed to the crime.
Why it matters
The detention of a sitting MLA and the allegations of forced cremation have escalated political tensions between the AAP and law enforcement in the capital.
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