Delhi SI alleges abuse, physical assault by advocate husband
New Delhi, (PTI): A woman sub-inspector (SI) of the Delhi Police has been allegedly abused and physically assaulted by her advocate husband in south-west Delhi's Dwarka, police said on Monday.
The matter came to light after SI Doli Tevathia, narrated her ordeal on Twitter and also posted a video of the alleged assault where her husband was seen abusing and fighting with her in Dwarka, they said.
"I am a Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police. Presently on maternity leave. I am constantly facing abuse from my husband advocate Tarun Dabas. Today he beat me in broad daylight. Please ensure action," she tweeted from her personal Twitter handle.
In the video, the man could be seen entering the lane and hitting a parked car with his black SUV and later he is seen engaging in a heated argument with his wife. Both are seen fighting as she takes out the side view mirror of his car. He also abuses her and pushes her. He also threatens to kill her.
The SI has also sought help from Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) through Twitter following which the panel has issued notice to the police.
On Monday, Tevathia said they have filed three complaints against Dabas so far.
Taking action, the Delhi Police has registered a case against her husband and are probing the matter.
A case under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Najafgarh police station as per law. Further investigation is going on, a senior police officer said.
The case has been registered on the complaint of the SI and her brother Sumit Kumar. In the complaint, Kumar alleged Dabas assaulted him as well on several occasions in September.
"I was attacked near Rohini Heliport on September 4, 2022, by Dabas and 5-7 goons he brought with him. I made PCR calls and was somehow saved by the police. A complaint was also given to the office of the Joint Commissioner of Police, Rohini, New Delhi (copy enclosed). Feeling repeated threats of the same type I asked the Police to ensure my and my family's safety. However, no substantial pre-emptive action was taken to thwart Dabas," Kumar said.
"On September 11 2022, Dabas brought nearly 15 goons along with him in 3 cars and tried to attack me and my family at my home. I again made PCR calls ... and called for the police help," he alleged in the complaint.
"Dabas is a habitual drunkard and women beater, this man frequently gives alcohol parties to his friends and is often involved in brawls in the nearby areas... He often pressures my sister for money. My sister is a government servant... Due to the inaction of the police, Dabas has been emboldened and is beginning to surpass all limits and my family is leaving under constant threat," he further alleged in his complaint.
Meanwhile, DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal took to Twitter and said that even a policewoman is not safe and had to seek help on social media.
"Delhi Police's Sub-Inspector was being subjected to domestic violence for the past many months but no action has been taken. Even the police are forced to seek help on Twitter. I am issuing a notice to Delhi Police and strict action should be taken. If a policewoman is not safe. How can a common woman be safe?" Maliwal tweeted in Hindi.
I am SUB-Inspector in Delhi Police. Presently on maternity leave. From several months I am facing abuse from my husband advocate Mr. Tarun Dabas. Today he beat me in broad daylight. He is still roaming free. Please ensure action @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @CMOfficeUP @CMODelhi pic.twitter.com/7wVII5fEwI
— Doli Tevathia (@TevathiaDoli) December 12, 2022
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Kejriwal resorting to 'vendetta politics', says BJP after MP Sandeep Pathak booked
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Saturday accused Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal of vendetta politics after Punjab Police booked Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently defected to the BJP.
In an X post, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed that Kejriwal is misusing the Punjab Police to settle political scores, and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has become a party to it.
"Two FIRs have been filed against Sandeep Pathak, who until recently was in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a Rajya Sabha MP and general secretary (organisation). What is baffling is the shameless, brazen vendetta politics being pursued by Arvind Kejriwal, with Bhagwant Mann complicit in it," Poonawalla said.
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"It is clear this has been done out of vendetta politics by Kejriwal, who is extremely vengeful and vindictive, and misuses the Punjab Police to pursue such political vendetta," he alleged.
Questioning the timing of the FIRs, Poonawalla said, "If these cases existed from the beginning, why were FIRs not filed earlier? If he was corrupt, why was he kept in the party for so long, especially when he was the general secretary (organisation)? Has any new material surfaced in the last few days, or has the alleged corruption occurred only now?"
He alleged that Kejriwal has an "old habit" of targeting political opponents and dissenters.
"We have seen how he has used the police against rivals, including Congress leaders. This is his old habit," Poonawalla said, referring to the withdrawal of Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh's security.
Poonawalla claimed that several leaders who had left AAP over the years, including Yogendra Yadav, Mayank Gandhi, Ashish Khetan, Ashutosh and Alka Lamba, were "hounded".
He accused the party of failing to introspect.
"Instead of introspecting on how they have changed -- from Anna to Lalu, from Lokpal to corruption -- they are indulging in vendetta politics, trying to victimise people using the strong arm of the law. This reflects an Emergency-like mindset and a dictatorial, Hitlerian mindset," he said.
According to sources, two FIRs have been lodged against Pathak under non-bailable sections.
No further details about the FIRs have been disclosed yet.
On April 24, the AAP suffered a jolt when seven of its 10 Rajya Sabha MPs quit, alleging that Arvind Kejriwal's party has strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
Of the seven MPs -- who were Pathak, Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Vikramjit Sahney and Swati Maliwal -- six were from Punjab.
Later, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan officially accepted their merger with the BJP, reducing AAP's strength in the Upper House to three.
