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In yet another jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its legislator Amanatullah Khan was on Wednesday arrested by the Delhi Police following a complaint of sexual harassment by his brother-in-law’s wife.
According to police, Khan was called to the office of the DCP, Sarita Vihar for questioning after his brother-in-law’s wife filed a complaint and was later arrested.
"Came here at (the) DCP office Sarita Vihar for general discussion. But they arrested me," Khan tweeted later.
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A first information report (FIR) was lodged against Khan at Jamia Nagar police station in south Delhi on September 10.
The complainant has accused Khan of seeking physical relations but the MLA has denied the charge.
The AAP leader was booked under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation), 498-A (relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and criminal conspiracy, police said.
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