First image of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's attacker released

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The first image of the man who attacked Delhi CM Rekha Gupta has surfaced. The accused, identified as 41-year-old Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya from Rajkot, was detained after the incident. Sources say he came with a petition for a jailed relative’s release, a case still pending in court.

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00:00So the visuals of the attacker is now on your television screens.

00:04He is a resident of Rajkot in Gujarat.

00:09And the details that we have, we can tell our viewers,

00:13is that he, one of his relatives, is actually lodged in Tihar Jail

00:17and he wanted support of the Chief Minister to get him released.

00:21He is in the age group of 40 to 50.

00:25The attacker, the image of the attacker is there.

00:28He has been identified as Rajesh Sakarya, originally from Rajkot in Gujarat.

00:33He had come to the Chief Minister of Delhi, that is Rekha Gupta,

00:37to attend a Jansunwai meeting at her residence.

00:40He wanted an attendance from the Chief Minister, which he did get.

00:44The 41-year-old man has been now nabbed by the police.

00:49There were eyewitnesses who said that the attacker came with some papers.

00:53He approached the Chief Minister, he was talking to her,

00:56and suddenly he attacked her.

00:59The BJP is saying that there is a political conspiracy.

01:02They are suspecting a political conspiracy behind this attack.

01:05It is, of course, an unusual turn of events.

01:07Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who spoke to us,

01:12has said that rivals cannot tolerate the fact

01:14that the Chief Minister is on the ground,

01:17is listening to the people of Delhi, is attending to their concerns.

01:23The former Chief Minister of Delhi and the opposition,

01:28the party leader, has also condemned the attack.

01:31Atishi has said that there is no place for violence in democracy.

01:35According to the Delhi police sources, we can tell our viewers,

01:38is that an inquiry will be conducted to find what led to this big security breach.

01:43Delhi police commissioner himself, S.B.K. Singh, is monitoring this probe.

01:49So it's a high-level investigation in which the Delhi police

01:52has already approached the Gujarat police to get further details,

01:55confirm the credentials of this attacker,

01:59whose image is now the first picture of the attacker

02:02is on your television screens.

02:04His name is Rajesh Sakarya.

02:06He is from Rajkot in Gujarat.

02:11The Chief Minister's security personnel, in fact,

02:14immediately caught the attacker,

02:15who had disguised himself as a complainant.

02:18Yes, so the motive was,

02:20what really was the motive is still not clear,

02:22but this man, Rajesh Sakarya,

02:25had come to Delhi Chief Minister's residence

02:28as a complainant at the public meeting,

02:30and he is now being questioned.

02:33This incident happened roughly around 8.30, 8.45 a.m. this morning.

02:38This man is said to be in his 40s.

02:40He approached the Chief Minister during Jansunvai and attacked her.

02:44What more do we know of Rajesh Sakarya Ashutosh?

02:53So far, only that he's a resident of Gujarat

02:55and a very close family member,

02:58look like he's a cousin or a close brother.

03:00who's in Tihar jail, under trial prisoner.

03:04And for seeking parole of Arlog,

03:06he wanted to meet the Chief Minister

03:08and submit the documentation about that

03:10he has been arrested and under trial been for very long.

03:13And seeking early,

03:14these are the primary information through the sources that are coming.

03:16And of course, until police,

03:18and what we are also hearing,

03:19that police is likely to hold a press conference on this incident

03:22because he has been arrested.

03:23The police has also contacted Gujarat police

03:26for more information and background check

03:28of this Sakarya person from Rajkot.

03:30But meanwhile,

03:31the papers that have also been seized by the Delhi police,

03:33they are going through with those papers

03:34that he came up with.

03:36So initial information,

03:37only so far that remains,

03:38that he was seeking furlough,

03:39an early release update,

03:40and seeking legal help

03:42for his family member

03:44who's in,

03:44who's an under trial prisoner.

03:46And clearly,

03:47because of the commotions,

03:48you have seen a lot of people,

03:49hundreds of these people

03:50all cornered around the Chief Minister.

03:52What exactly conversation took place,

03:54of course,

03:54that will be revealed

03:55during the investigation

03:56and the interrogation by the Delhi police.

03:58He has been taken to the nearby police station.

04:00In the meanwhile,

04:02from the security apparatus,

04:03security agencies,

04:04we are seeing a huge number of people

04:06reaching at the Chief Minister's residence.

04:08And of course,

04:08after this incident,

04:10the lesson had been learned

04:11by the Delhi police,

04:12the security will be now multifold

04:14as far as Delhi Chief Minister's residence

04:15and other council of ministers are concerned.

04:17But clearly,

04:18while it raises several other questions,

04:19this is also raising the questions

04:21on the motive of the person,

04:23whether so far

04:24what we're hearing from the sources,

04:25is that correct?

04:26Whether Delhi police will earner

04:27something more of it?

04:28Because if it is the case,

04:30then how did he make to,

04:32was able to reach

04:34the Chief Minister's residence?

04:35But then we're also seeing people

04:36coming from Maharashtra

04:37and several other states

04:37have also entered

04:38to meet the Chief Minister.

04:40So far,

04:40the primary information,

04:41he came for early release,

04:42seeking legal help

04:43for his family member

04:44who's an undertrial prisoner.

04:46And he came all the way

04:47from Rajkot.

04:48We have seen several persons

04:49also coming here

04:50from Maharashtra and other states.

04:51They were probably also

04:52a parliamentary,

04:53a parliament visitor

04:54because we saw the,

04:55you know,

04:56the parliament pictures

04:56and several passes along with them.

04:58So people,

04:59we also see many of these people

05:00who come from different states,

05:01they also meet the VIPs

05:02or the leaders

05:03as and when

05:04if they get some kind of access.

05:06But this person,

05:06how did he enter the house,

05:08whether he has any recommendation,

05:09whether he had any passes,

05:11how did he go through

05:12the Delhi police scrutiny

05:13with the credentials,

05:15with the data

05:15or with a piece of those papers.

05:17So that remains

05:17the subject of investigation

05:18and the interrogation,

05:19Mariya?

05:20Absolutely.

05:21I mean,

05:21the motive is still not clear.

05:23Although,

05:24the initial details are

05:26that the attacker,

05:27Rajesh Sakarya,

05:28who is a resident of Rajkot

05:30in Gujarat,

05:31came as a complainant.

05:32He wanted his concerns

05:34be addressed.

05:35What the initial details are

05:38that one of his family members

05:40is lodged in Tihar jail.

05:42He wanted legal support

05:43and that is the reason

05:45why he had disguised

05:46as a complainant,

05:47came to meet

05:48the chief minister.

05:49He was among those hundred

05:51that she was meeting today.

05:53This incident happening

05:54roughly around 8.45.

05:56Gujarat police

05:56has now confirmed

05:57the identity

05:58and the residence

05:59and has furnished,

06:01that were furnished

06:02by Mr. Sakarya

06:04as he is now

06:07being investigated.

06:09His political affiliations

06:11are being verified as well

06:12because there is

06:14a political conspiracy

06:15that is being spoken

06:17about Ashutosh.

06:18You know,

06:19there is a possibility

06:20of some kind of

06:21political conspiracy

06:22as is being said here.

06:35Reaction coming in

06:36of the Congress Party,

06:38Shama Mohammed,

06:39spokesperson of the Congress

06:40is speaking.

06:40Let's listen.

06:41Amit Shah.

06:42Amit Shah should reply

06:43in Parliament today

06:44how this attack happened,

06:46why it had happened

06:47and how are women

06:48like me safe

06:49in the city?

06:54So let's try

06:55and get more details

06:56from Ashutosh.

06:57Ashutosh,

06:58you know,

06:58the question really is

07:00does this man

07:02have some kind

07:03of political affiliation?

07:05Because what has been

07:07recovered on him

07:08from the Delhi police

07:09as investigators

07:10are saying that

07:11there were some

07:12court-related documents

07:13which were recovered

07:14from his possession?

07:15His motive remains unclear,

07:19Ashutosh?

07:19court-related documents,

07:24that's exactly what we're hearing

07:26from the sources

07:26that he was seeking

07:27legal help

07:28and early release

07:29of his family member

07:30from Tihar jail

07:31who's an under-trial prisoner.

07:32So that could be a potential one.

07:34Motive is concerned?

07:35I mean,

07:35motive,

07:36whether he came to attack

07:37and then of course

07:38you said about

07:39political conspiracy.

07:41Now this reminds me

07:41when the previous

07:42chief minister of Delhi,

07:43the first time

07:44when he was attacked,

07:45again all out,

07:46the Amadi party

07:47was all out against

07:47the BJP

07:48that look how

07:48the opponents

07:49are conspiring

07:50to target.

07:51So this is exactly

07:51when this thing happened.

07:53This is totally investigation.

07:54I mean,

07:54subject to the investigation

07:55of the Delhi police.

07:56If there is a political link,

07:58Delhi police will unearth it.

07:59If there is a conspiracy,

08:01Delhi police and investigators

08:02will unearth it.

08:03And when there is

08:03a deeper conspiracy,

08:04it is not only the Delhi police

08:05that only carries out

08:06the investigation.

08:06There are many other agencies

08:07also involved

08:09because this is the matter

08:09that happened

08:10in the national capital

08:11and she is the chief minister

08:12of the national capital.

08:13So there are many agencies

08:14that always track

08:15and ensure

08:15the security

08:16of the VIPs

08:19in the national capital

08:19including the M&Bs,

08:20cabinet ministers,

08:21the state cabinet ministers

08:23and including

08:23the chief minister of Delhi.

08:25So a lot of questions

08:26again,

08:26we are waiting for a response

08:27from the Delhi police

08:28since the first picture

08:29of the Sakarya,

08:30the accused is out,

08:31the papers,

08:33the legal documentation

08:34that he was carrying

08:35at the residence

08:36that has also been seized

08:37by the police.

08:38So only the interrogation

08:39and investigation

08:39which is subject to

08:40at least a couple of hours

08:41when they speak to him

08:44and then we'll have to see

08:44whether the Delhi police

08:45is going to issue

08:46any official word.

08:47You heard Samaa Muhammad

08:47seeking response

08:48from the union home minister

08:49because the Delhi police

08:50directly reports

08:51to the home ministry

08:51and directly comes

08:53under the center

08:53law and order

08:54these kind of situations

08:55and directly subject

08:56to the ministry

08:56of home affairs.

08:57So they're seeking,

08:58we'll also see

08:58whether the government

08:59is also going to make

09:00as far as this attack

09:01is concerned

09:02some issue,

09:02some statement

09:03in the parliament

09:04but largely

09:05the Delhi police,

09:05the senior officials,

09:06the Delhi police commissioners,

09:07we are waiting

09:08for those statements

09:09and from the Delhi government.

09:10Of course,

09:11this has been the issue

09:12of the law and order

09:13largely the Delhi police

09:15responsibility.

09:16So the motive,

09:18the material

09:19that they have recovered,

09:20purpose,

09:20and in the meanwhile

09:21you rightly said

09:22the Delhi police

09:22is also contacting

09:23for the background

09:24check of this thing.

09:26Alright Ashutosh,

09:27thank you for joining us.

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