Aam Aadmi Party Delhi president Saurabh Bhardwaj was detained by Delhi Police on Sunday when he, along with other AAP leaders, arrived at the dug up pit site in Janakpuri area, to take out a candle march in connection with the biker’s death incident on February 5.
Police said the action was taken as he was trying to stage a protest over the death of a biker who fell into a 15-feet deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board. Kamal Dhyani, an employee of a private bank in Rohini's Sector 10, was returning home on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday when he fell into a pit dug by the DJB for a sewer pipeline restoration project.
As per AAP Delhi President Bhardwaj, Party leaders had reached the location to peacefully pay tribute to the deceased but were not even allowed to light candles.The AAP alleged that police personnel stopped the march and detained the leaders despite the gathering being entirely non-violent and peaceful in nature.
While being taken away in a police van, Bhardwaj went live on social media and claimed that AAP leaders had gone to the spot in Janakpuri where a 25-year-old man, Kamal Dhyani, tragically lost his life after his motorcycle fell into an open pit dug for Delhi Jal Board work in West Delhi's Janakpuri area.He alleged that police officials snatched candles from their hands and tore posters bearing the victim's name and photograph.
Bhardwaj further claimed that on the night of the accident, friends and relatives of Kamal Dhyhad sought his location from the police, which was initially shared but later deleted, allegedly causing a delay in rescue and leading to his death after he remained trapped in the pit overnight.On Sunday, Bharadwaj and his companions were trying to walk towards the pit to light candles in the memory of the biker when they were detained.
A senior police officer said the action was taken as the AAP leaders were trying to stage a protest. "They were removed from the spot and were detained. They were taken to a nearby police station and later released," he said.Later, in a post on X, Bharadwaj claimed that he and his companions had gone to offer condolences over the death of Kamal Dhyani. "The police erected barricades. We said no slogan shouting was being done and that we would return after lighting candles," he said.Asking whether it is a crime to offer condolences, Bhardwaj claimed in another post that he was "arrested" and taken to a police station.
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