Parliament scuffle case against Rahul Gandhi transferred to Delhi Police Crime Branch

This comes a day after the city police register an FIR against Gandhi accusing him of ‘physical assault and incitement’ during a scuffle on the Parliament premises

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New Delhi, Updated At : 09:36 PM Dec 20, 2024 IST

Rahul Gandhi with BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi who got injured in the scuffle. PTI

Delhi Police on Friday transferred the case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a scuffle on the Parliament premises to its Crime Branch, an officer said.

This comes a day after the city police registered an FIR against Gandhi accusing him of "physical assault and incitement" during a scuffle on the Parliament premises.

"The Crime Branch will now investigate the case," the officer said.

On Thursday, a face-off at the Parliament entry steps between the opposition and NDA MPs over the alleged insult to B R Ambedkar left former minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput injured.

The FIR under Sections 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 125 (act of endangering life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS was registered at Parliament Street police station.