NEW DELHI: An attempt to murder case has been registered against 41-year-old Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, who attacked Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during the 'Jan Sunvai' event at her official residence in Civil Lines on Wednesday, police said.
"In the matter of attack on Chief Minister, a case u/s 109(1)/132/221 BNS has been registered at PS Civil Lines. The accused has been taken into police custody. Further investigation is going on. We are investigating it from all the possible angles, " the Delhi Police said in a statement.
With this, the accused has been charged with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita's Section 109 (attempt to murder), Section 132 (obstructing a public servant), and Section 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions).
The police also said that a team from the Central Agency and Special Cell is interrogating the accused.
The police are also planning to ask for a 5 to 7-day remand of Rajesh to ascertain the motive for the attack.
Rajesh came to Delhi from Rajkot by train on Tuesday morning. This was the first time he visited the national Capital. He stayed at Gujarati Bhavan in Civil Lines. After this, he went to CM Gupta's private residence in Shalimar Bagh, and also informed his friend about it on the call, the police mentioned.
Earlier in the day, CCTV footage from CM Gupta's Shalimar Bagh residence surfaced showing Rajesh arriving outside the home and calling someone. He was also seen conducting a recce and recording a video.