New Delhi: After an FIR was registered against AAP candidate Amanatullah Khan, Delhi Police said on Wednesday that they were doing election canvassing and were violating the Model Code of Conduct put in place for the Assembly elections in the national capital.
Deputy Commissioner of Police South East, Ravi Kumar Singh told ANI, "We received information that election canvassing was going on and MCC was being violated. We found that the information was right. An FIR has been registered against all the people involved."
Delhi Police registers a case against AAP MLA and candidate from Okhla Vidhan Sabha, Amanatullah Khan at PS Jamia Nagar for violating MCC. In this matter, FIR No 95/25 u/s 223/3/5 BNS & 126 RP Act has been registered. pic.twitter.com/VciiQPxsaV
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2025
Statement Of DCP South East, Ravi Kumar Singh
Further, the DCP said that they seized Rs five lakh from two workers of the Delhi government.
"We received a separate complaint yesterday that two people were detained. They were handed over to the Flying Squad Team (FST) and are being interrogated... FST seized Rs five lakh in cash from them. Both of them are Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) workers in Delhi government. Further investigation is underway," DCP Singh said.
The Police took action after a video surfaced where the AAP leader was allegedly seen roaming in his constituency (Okhla) along with his supporters after the campaigning period ended.
The DCP South East Delhi on the official handle on X posted, "In this matter, FIR No 95/25 under section 223/3/5 BNS & 126 RP Act against Amanatullah has been registered at Police Station Jamia Nagar for violating MCC."
About The Elections
Meanwhile, polling for 70 assembly seats of Delhi and by-polls for two seats, one each of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. Voting commenced at 7.00 am today.
The national capital recorded a slow voter turnout of 8.10 per cent as of 9 am in the single-phase Delhi assembly elections, as per the Election Commission of India.
North East district of Delhi recorded the highest turnout of 10.70 per cent among all districts of the national capital followed by South West district with 9.34 per cent.
The New Delhi district recorded a sluggish turnout of 6.51 per cent.
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