AAP Claims Delhi Police Outside Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's Residence In City To Conduct Raid

Delhi CM Atishi claimed that a Delhi Police team reached Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's residence to conduct a raid.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 30 Jan 2025 08:29 PM (IST)

A team of Delhi Police reached Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's Residence in the city to conduct a raid.
Source : pti

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday claimed that a team from the Delhi Police reached Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's official residence in the city, Kapoorthala House, to conduct a raid. However, the Delhi Police denied that they did not take any such action.

Atishi slammed the Delhi Police saying that no raid was conducted despite the "BJP is distributing money, shoes, and mattresses in broad daylight", but instead an elected CM's residence was being raided.

In a post on X, the Delhi CM wrote, "Delhi Police has reached @BhagwantMann Ji's residence in Delhi for a raid. Meanwhile, BJP is distributing money, shoes, and mattresses in broad daylight, but that isn't noticed. Instead, they raid the residence of an elected Chief Minister."

"What a spectacle, BJP! On the 5th, the people of Delhi will give their answer!" she added.

Delhi Police Issues Clarification 

Delhi Police issued a clarification following Atishi's claims, asserting that no raid was conducted by them on Bhagwant Mann's house. A Delhi Police official said that a team led by the Returning Officer New Delhi had arrived at the Kapurthala House to investigate after a complaint was received on the C-Vigil portal.

"We were present only to assist the DM, New Delhi, who is also the Returning Officer for the area. The visit was in response to a complaint, and there was no raid conducted by the Delhi Police," a senior Delhi Police official told India Today TV.

EC Teams Says Search Couldn't Be Conducted As 'Rooms Were Locked'

According to sources, an official said that a complaint was received through the Election Commission's cVIGIL portal, alleging cash distribution from Mann's residence. Sources said a team of the Election Commission had arrived at the Punjab CM's residence to conduct a raid, but were not allowed to enter. They are waiting for permission from the Punjab DIG to enter. 

"We have got a complaint about money distribution. We have to dispose of the complaint in 100 minutes. Our Flying Squad Team had come here which was not allowed to enter. I have come here to request them to let us enter along with a cameraperson. The complaint of money distribution was received on the  cVIGIL app," Returning Officer OP Pandey said.

Security has been deployed outside Bhagwant Mann's official residence in Delhi.

Later, the Returning Officer OP Pandey said that the Delhi EC team were told that they could check the periphery here (Kapurthala House), but the search could not be conducted as there were locks on the doors of the rooms.

Published at : 30 Jan 2025 05:22 PM (IST)
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