Parliament scuffle: Police may call Rahul Gandhi for questioning
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was booked in connection with a scuffle on the Parliament premises, sources said police are likely to record the statements of the two injured MPs on Friday .
They said that the Delhi Police was also likely to write to the Parliament secretariat, seeking access to CCTV footage of the area where the alleged incident occurred.
An official said senior police officers may also consider transferring the case to the crime branch from the local police. Gandhi was booked hours after the BJP filed a complaint, accusing him of physical "assault and incitement" during the scuffle in which its two MPs Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were injured.
According to a police source, officials may call Rahul Gandhi for questioning and also record the statements of other MPs who witnessed the incident. The source said a team of police officials may also meet the Sarangi and Rajput at the hospital and record their statements for further investigations. The reports of their medical certificates will be collected, he said.
They said that the Delhi Police was also likely to write to the Parliament secretariat, seeking access to CCTV footage of the area where the alleged incident occurred.
An official said senior police officers may also consider transferring the case to the crime branch from the local police. Gandhi was booked hours after the BJP filed a complaint, accusing him of physical "assault and incitement" during the scuffle in which its two MPs Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were injured.
According to a police source, officials may call Rahul Gandhi for questioning and also record the statements of other MPs who witnessed the incident. The source said a team of police officials may also meet the Sarangi and Rajput at the hospital and record their statements for further investigations. The reports of their medical certificates will be collected, he said.