NB Twitter Scan | Delhi govt official accused of raping minor was 'handpicked' & OSD of AAP minister Atishi?
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New Delhi, Aug 22: The Delhi Police arrested the Delhi government official Premoday Khakha who has been accused of raping a minor over several months. He has been booked under POCSO Act for allegedly raping his deceased friend’s minor daughter for several months, resulting in her pregnancy.
Notably, the accused is a Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi government. Subsequently, he has been suspended from his office.
Following the arrest of the government official, BJP's Delhi secretary Bansuri Swaraj on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of favoring Premoday Khakha. She has claimed that the accused had been assigned as officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Delhi women and child development minister Atishi.
Speaking at a press conference, Swaraj presented a highlighted document, where she claimed that the accused was assigned as an OSD to Delhi minister Atishi. She said, "There is a word used here — desired — which means the accused was handpicked by the Aam Aadmi Party and is close the AAP government who minister sahab [Atishi] chose as her OSD."
VIDEO | "When FIR was filed on August 13, why so much time was taken to suspend the official, and why minister Atishi is silent on the issue," says Delhi BJP leader @BansuriSwaraj on an alleged rape of a minor by Delhi government official. pic.twitter.com/gN8BygTmU3
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 21, 2023
Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva on Monday, posting pictures of documents- which state that Khakha was assigned as an OSD to the ministry, said, “The officer charged with raping a minor was Kejriwal Govt's favourite. Had been handpicked to serve as OSD to the Minister of WCD. @SwatiJaiHind will do well to stop her drama and @ArvindKejriwal should answer why was the rapist officer handpicked to serve as his Ministers OSD. Delhi needs an answer from you, Arvind Kejriwal! This document shows that Prem Uday Khaka was appointed as OSD to then WCD Minister, Shri Kailash Gahlot.”
The officer charged with raping a minor was Kejriwal Govt's favourite.
— Virendraa Sachdeva (@Virend_Sachdeva) August 21, 2023
Had been handpicked to serve as OSD to the Minister of WCD.@SwatiJaiHind will do well to stop her drama and @ArvindKejriwal should answer why was the rapist officer handpicked to serve as his Ministers OSD.… pic.twitter.com/plKEPunAQO
Further, Swaraj also questioned the government stating that when the FIR in the matter was filed on August 13, why was it on Monday that the officer was suspended. She also questioned Atishi for being “silent on the issue”.
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Swaraj also questioned Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who sat on a protest on Monday upon not being allowed to meet the minor and her mother, and said, "Swati Maliwal ji is responsible for ensuring justice for the minor, why is she sitting on a protest and obstructing the investigation."
“This is not a political matter. This is a matter that is shameful for the whole society. Bharatiya Janata Party is with the minor and her family in this difficult time,” Swaraj said.
What Atishi said?
Delhi minister Atishi denied BJP's allegations of her department appointing Khakha as an OSD. "This is a completely false thing. He (the accused) has never worked with me as an OSD," Atishi told news agency ANI.
Delhi | This is a completely false thing. He (the accused) has never worked with me as an OSD: Delhi Minister Atishi https://t.co/L9i6CnM6wj pic.twitter.com/w0Hl5qZYLx
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2023
"It's a shocking incident as this accused was an officer in the Women and Child department. It's worrying as he's being charged with rape against a minor girl. I hope that the Delhi police will do the proceedings fast...As soon as Delhi CM [Arvind Kejriwal] got to know about the incident he gave the orders to the concerned officer to suspend the accused officer," she said referring to the CM ordering the accused official's suspension.
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