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Delhi Police Detain AAP Leaders at Janakpuri Candle March Over Open Pit Death

Police say the gathering was an unauthorised protest that disrupted traffic.

Overview

  • AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bhardwaj and others were removed from the site between 6 and 7 pm and placed under preventive detention, with police later confirming their release.
  • Officers said the group lacked permission and was blocking the road, while Bhardwaj argued they came only to pay tribute without slogans.
  • AAP leaders alleged police stopped them from lighting candles, snatched candles, and tore posters bearing victim Kamal Dhyani’s name.
  • Bhardwaj claimed they were taken to the distant Jafarpur police station and questioned why the DJB contractor KK Spun was not arrested.
  • The 25-year-old victim died after his motorcycle fell into a 15-foot pit for a Delhi Jal Board sewer project in Janakpuri, as a senior officer said further details on earlier complaints would be shared and the Delhi BJP accused AAP of politicising the tragedy.