AAP Delhi chief files complaint alleging police assault and calls for FIR

AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj filed a written complaint on Thursday demanding that the police register an FIR for a "criminal conspiracy" after he said he faced three life‑threatening assaults by Delhi Police and paramilitary staff during public protests. In the letter he described the attacks as coordinated attempts to cause grievous bodily harm or even death, not routine crowd‑control measures, and asked for an independent probe of the alleged pattern of violence. Bharadwaj warned he will approach the courts if the FIR is not filed. The complaint follows a recent incident where police detained him and other AAP leaders while they tried to march towards Jantar Mantar during a protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party. Earlier, Bharadwaj was seen confronting a police official during a march toward the DCP office over Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma’s alleged slap on a man recording a road inspection at Tilak Nagar.

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The complaint adds to ongoing tensions between the AAP Delhi unit and the city police, highlighting concerns over police conduct in political demonstrations and the demand for accountability mechanisms.