A file photo of Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta.
Additional chief judicial magistrate Ashwani Panwar listed the matter for October 29 to hear arguments by the complainant’s counsel, advocate Sanjeet Kumar, on the police report. On October 3, the court had directed the station house officer of Kashmere Gate police station to submit a status report on the allegations.
Granted,” the court said. The court has taken the report on record and granted the complainant time to file objections. “At this stage, counsel for the complainant seeks time to file objection/reply to the status report filed by the Police. The police report concludes that no cognizable offence is made out against Gupta based on the investigation conducted so far. The court has not yet delivered a finding on the allegations against the Chief Minister.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have submitted a status report stating that no cognizable offence is made out against chief minister Rekha Gupta in a complaint over her alleged remarks comparing state government officials to Lord Hanuman during a public programme in September, last year. However, the complainant has been given an opportunity to challenge the police’s findings before the court. The matter remains pending, and the police’s submission is the current position placed before the court.
The report was filed before a Delhi court on Thursday in response to an earlier direction seeking the police’s findings on the complaint.