New Delhi, May 16: The Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence and named his personal assistant Bibhav Kumar as an accused, officials said. Swati Maliwal’s Statement Recorded After AAP Rajya Sabha MP Allegedly Assaulted at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Official Residence, Say Police Sources.

The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to the offence of violence against women, they said. The case was registered after Maliwal filed a multiple-page complaint.

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