‘Hanuman’ remark row: Delhi Police give clean chit to CM Rekha Gupta; court to hear plea on Oct 29

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have submitted a status report stating that no cognizable offence is made out against chief minister Rekha Gupta in a complaint over her alleged remarks comparing state government officials to Lord Hanuman during a public programme in September, last year.

The report was filed before a Delhi court on Thursday in response to an earlier direction seeking the police's findings on the complaint. The court has taken the report on record and granted the complainant time to file objections.

Additional chief judicial magistrate Ashwani Panwar listed the matter for October 29 to hear arguments by the complainant's counsel, advocate Sanjeet Kumar, on the police report.

According to news agency ANI, the status report was submitted by sub-inspector Mukesh Tomer and forwarded by the station house officer of Kashmere Gate police station.

It also includes a transcript of the speech of the CM, along with a certificate under Section 63(4)(c) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.