Sexual harassment case: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested

In yet another jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party, its MLA Amanatulllah Khan was on Wednesday sent to one day judicial custody, in an alleged sexual harassment case, reports said. The 32-year-old woman has alleged that Khan pressurised her to get into a physical relationship with him, the police said. 

According to police, the woman claims that she is a relative of Khan. However, Khan has denied the charges, saying it is a ‘false case’ against him. Khan had gone to Jamia Nagar police station to surrender on Monday but the police had refused to arrest him.

"We will not arrest him now. Whatever he is doing is of his own accord. We will go by our investigation," a senior police officer had said.

"It is the victory of common people. The police didn't arrest me because of public pressure," Mr Khan had said.

On July 28, a court had granted bail to Khan in the same case, directing him not to contact and threaten the complainant directly or indirectly.