MCD writes to Delhi Police, seeks action against perpetrators for assault on sanitation worker

NEW DELHI: The MCD reported "unidentified goons having close affiliation" with BJP MLA Abhay Verma to the Delhi Police on Thursday for allegedly attacking a sanitation worker in east Delhi. Verma, on the other hand, claimed that AAP MLAs were attempting to harm his reputation.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wrote to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) that strict action be taken against those responsible because the incident involved physical assault, threats, and public humiliation.

However, no FIR has been registered in the matter yet.

The civic body cited a purported video circulating on social media where a few men are seen thrashing and assaulting the MCD employee.

"An incident that occurred on 28.12.2022 has come to the notice of the undersigned wherein, a Paryawaran Sahayak named Amit employed with MCD department was beaten up by some unidentified goons having close association with Abhay Verma, MLA, Laxmi Nagar," the letter read.

"It is requested that an FIR may be filed taking into cognizance the gravity of the aforesaid incident. A copy of the said video is being forwarded to you on your official e-mail ID separately," the letter read.

A senior police officer confirmed that they had received a complaint.

"We have received a complaint... We are just looking into the alleged video. No FIR has been registered in the matter yet."

Refuting the allegations Verma said in a tweet, "The AAP is baffled after losing three of the four wards in the Laxmi Nagar constituency in MCD polls. The AAP MLAs have given a distorted version of yesterday's incident and maligned my image that I strongly condemn," he said.

The BJP MLA said he would take legal action against the AAP.

Earlier in the day, AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar also accused Verma of abusing and slapping the MCD worker and alleged that the BJP, which was in earlier power in the MCD, had "halted the salaries of sanitation workers".

Kumar said, "Laxmi Nagar MLA Abhay Verma had asked the sanitation worker for the keys to a room adjacent to a public toilet. Since the worker couldn't give the keys, he was slapped by the BJP MLA.

"The BJP has stooped so low that they are now venting out the frustration of being defeated in the MCD election, on the sanitation workers."

(With inputs from PTI)
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