A 39-year-old man, who wanted to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in New Delhi, was arrested after a bullet was found in his purse during frisking, police said on Tuesday, 27 November.
Mohammad Imran, a caretaker of a mosque in Karol Bagh and resident of Seelampur, was arrested when he was going to attend a Janta Darbar (public meeting) at the chief minister's residence on Monday, they said.
Last week, a man threw chilli powder at Kejriwal inside the Delhi Secretariat.
Imran had come to meet the chief minister at the Janta Darbar around 11:15 am, a senior police officer said.
He had come with 12 imams and maulvis to discuss the increment in the salary of staff working at the Delhi Waqf Board, he said.
During the search, a live cartridge of .32 bore was recovered from his purse by security staff deputed at Kejriwal’s residence.
Imran was handed over to the local police and accordingly, a case was registered at the Civil Lines police station under relevant sections of the Arms Act.
During interrogation, Imran said he was a maujjin at Masjid Bawli Wali in Karol Bagh and had found a cartridge in the mosque’s donation box about two to three months ago.
He said he had planed to throw it in the Yamuna river but did not do so and kept it in his purse, the officer said. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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