New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday lodged an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan claiming that he pressurised his sister-in-law for establishing a physical relationship.
“Khan is booked under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) Section 506 (criminal intimidation) Section 498 A (relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and criminal conspiracy,” a senior police officer said.
Following a complaint by the woman (the spouse of his wife’s brother), a FIR was lodged against Khan at the Jamia Nagar police station in south Delhi.
Following charges levelled against him, he announced that he has resigned from all government and the party posts. Khan claimed that he was being “framed” and was “tired” of giving “clarifications” on various allegations levelled against him.
“I exposed corruption in the previous government after I became the Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board. But some people are not liking my honesty and spirit of service as they are framing me and my family in fake cases,” Khan said in the letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “I am tired of giving clarifications on various allegations… I would like to be free from all the responsibilities… I resign from all the posts,” Khan wrote.
Later at a press conference here at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office, Khan said that he was being framed just because he was an AAP MLA. “I now resign from all the party posts and will fight against corruption as a common AAP worker,” he announced.
