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Delhi Police Detain Accused’s Friend, Probe Conspiracy in Attack on CM Rekha Gupta

Police are probing whether the attack was coordinated.

Autorickshaw driver Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakriya, now in five-day police custody, is being interrogated to establish his motive. (ANI Pic Service)
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Syed had allegedly transferred money to the accused,

Overview

  • A Rajkot friend of the accused was flown to Delhi for questioning after investigators traced a ₹2,000 transfer made before the assault and learned he knew of the plan to meet the chief minister.
  • Investigators say they are considering criminal conspiracy charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on what emerges from joint interrogation.
  • Police are tracking roughly ten contacts from the accused’s call and chat logs, and his seized mobile phone has been sent for forensic examination.
  • On Saturday, the accused was confronted with the friend in Delhi as officers examined a video he had shared of the chief minister’s residence and reviewed the payment trail.
  • Security at the chief minister’s residence has been tightened with CRPF taking charge, while the accused remains in five-day police custody and faces scrutiny over prior FIRs in Rajkot.