Okhla MLA held in sexual abuse case

AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan was arrested on Wednesday in a sexual harassment case filed by one of his relatives. A city court later sent him to a day's judicial custody .

Two days ago, Khan, who is out on bail in another case of molestation and criminal intimidation, had offered to “surrender“ but was turned away by Jamia Nagar police.

Senior police officers said that the Okhla MLA was asked to join investigations at the DCP office in Sarita Vihar. Khan was questioned for some time after which he was placed under arrest.

An FIR was filed against Khan at the Jamia Nagar police station on September 10 by the relative who alleged that he had sexually harassed her. The complainant accused Khan of pressuring her to establish physical relations with him. Khan has denied these allegations, claiming that he was being framed by police. She al so submitted a CD and a pen drive to the cops, which contained recordings of alleged conversations between the MLA and her.

Khan was booked under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation), 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty).

After his arrest, Khan tweeted: “Came here at (the) DCP office Sarita Vihar for general discussion. But they arrested me.“

This is the second time in three months that Khan has been arrested on complaints by women. He was arrested on July 24 on a complaint by a Jasola resident who alleged that he tried to mow her down with his vehicle after she visited his residence to raise the issue of power cuts.

The case was registered under IPC sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 509 (intention to insult the modesty of a woman or eve teasing). Khan was released on bail on July 28.

(TOI)