[Vandalism outside Arvind Kejriwal house] AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj moves Delhi High Court seeking SIT probe

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the protests and vandalism outside the official residence of Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal [Saurabh Bharadwaj v. Delhi Police, Union of India]..According to Delhi Police’s tweets on Wednesday, the protests by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members were reportedly in relation to a recent statement by Kejriwal on the movie "The Kashmir Files". As per reports, a boom barrier and CCTV camera were broken in the incident and the main gate was rammed into before being sprayed with red paint. In a precautionary measure, the Delhi Police claimed to have barricaded the area and even used water cannons to disperse the protesting crowd. “They were removed after information was received,” said one of the tweets from Delhi Police’s official Twitter handle, after translation..However, Bharadwaj in his plea, alleged,“Those who were charged with protection of the Delhi CM, i.e., Delhi Police, completely abdicated their duty, without any regard for the fact that they were protecting an elected constitutional functionary and the fact that he was given Z+ security by Delhi Police itself.”.Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Wednesday tweeted that "Anti-social elements have broken CCTV cameras and security barriers by attacking Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.".The MLA, in the plea, claimed that "Delhi Police was hand in glove with the goons as the goons are members of the ruling party in the Central Government, which has absolute control over Delhi Police through the Ministry of Home Affairs.”The plea, thus, urged for the constitution an SIT headed by a retired judge of the Delhi High Court for an independent, fair and time-bound criminal investigation into the “attack, including the role of Delhi Police’s officers who were responsible for maintaining the security cordon outside the Delhi CM’s residence”.“Directions for appropriate prosecution/action against the identified accused persons/culprits and direction to the respondents (Delhi Police and Union of India) to ensure appropriate security of the Chief Minister of Delhi’s person and his residence in future,” the plea added.