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Delhi HC hears plea alleging illegal detention of AAP MLA
Kuldeep Kumar is a politician who helps run the city of Delhi.
A man named Anil, who collected garbage for the city, was hurt and died while doing his job on Sunday morning.
Mr. Kumar joined the garbage collectors to protest and ask for money to help Anil's family.
Early the next morning, men not wearing uniforms came to Mr. Kumar's house and took him away.
They also broke the security cameras and took the recording device, according to Mr. Kumar's party.
Nobody would tell his family where he was, which made them very worried.
So they asked a big court called the Delhi High Court for help.
The court agreed to listen to their complaint that very day.
The workers want the city to give Anil's family one crore rupees and a permanent job for one family member.
Now everyone is waiting to see what happened to Mr. Kumar and what the court will decide.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a habeas corpus petition alleging AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar is being illegally detained.
AAP claims Kumar, MLA from Kondli, was picked up from his home around 4:30 am by about 20 men in plain clothes, who allegedly broke CCTV cameras and took the DVR.
Kumar had been leading a protest against the murder of a sanitation worker and seeking compensation when he was reportedly taken into custody.
Hundreds of sanitation workers and auto-tipper drivers protested at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital on Monday, demanding ₹1 crore compensation and a permanent government job for a family member of victim Anil.
AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj said the police gave no information about Kumar's whereabouts; the police's response remained the focus of the hearing.
- Who
- AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar from Delhi's Kondli constituency, whose party and family filed the habeas corpus petition argued by senior advocate Shadan Farasat; the deceased sanitation worker was Anil.
- What
- The Delhi High Court agreed to hear a habeas corpus petition alleging Kumar was illegally detained by Delhi Police after leading a protest over the murder of a sanitation worker.
- Where
- New Delhi; Kumar was taken from his home, the protest took place at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, and the killing happened in Kalyanpuri.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18; Kumar was reportedly picked up around 4:30 am on Tuesday, the protest was held on Monday, and the killing occurred on Sunday morning.
- Why
- To determine Kumar's whereabouts and whether his detention was lawful, after AAP alleged he was detained for supporting sanitation workers demanding compensation for the murdered worker.
AAP and sanitation workers
Delhi Police and authorities
Lawfulness of MLA's detention
AAP and sanitation workers
AAP alleges Delhi Police illegally picked up MLA Kuldeep Kumar from his home around 4:30 am via about 20 men in plain clothes, without information or reason, and allegedly broke CCTV cameras and took the DVR.
Delhi Police and authorities
The articles report that the police gave no information about Kumar's location and had not publicly responded to the allegations; the police's response to the charges remained the main focus of the court proceedings.
Response to the sanitation worker's death
AAP and sanitation workers
AAP and the workers demand ₹1 crore compensation and a permanent government job for a family member of Anil, and AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged pressure on the family to have the body cremated.
Delhi Police and authorities
The articles report no official response to the demands and describe the AAP as being in confrontation with the Delhi government over the worker's death and the resulting protests.
Key facts
- Court
- Delhi High Court, bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia
- Petition
- Habeas corpus plea alleging illegal detention of AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar
- Detained legislator
- Kuldeep Kumar, AAP MLA from Kondli constituency
- Alleged pickup
- Around 4:30 am by about 20 men in plain clothes
- Alleged damage
- CCTV cameras broken and DVR taken from Kumar's home, per AAP
- Victim
- Anil, contractual MCD sanitation worker, allegedly stabbed in Kalyanpuri
- Protest
- Held Monday at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital by sanitation workers and auto-tipper drivers
- Demands
- ₹1 crore compensation and a permanent government job for a family member
Quotes
Arvind Kejriwal
Chief Minister of Delhi and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party
“"Prime Minister Modi Ji, Where is our MLA Kuldeep Kumar? At 4 AM this morning, your Delhi Police picked up Kuldeep Kumar from his home, broke the CCTV cameras, and took the DVR along with them. Your police is not telling us anything."”
thehansindia.com
““He was leading a protest yesterday against the murder of a sanitation worker in the jurisdiction and seeking compensation. Today morning he was picked up.””
theprint.in
Sources
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