DCW Chief 'Dragged & Molested': Who Gains Political Points in BJP-AAP Slugfest?

DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal alleged that she was molested and dragged by a car for a few metres.

The alleged molestation of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson, Swati Maliwal, on the night of Wednesday, 18 January, has triggered a full-blown political slugfest, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) terming the incident an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) "drama" to "defame the Delhi Police."

On Thursday, 19 January, Maliwal – an AAP appointee – tweeted that she was doing an inspection on women's safety near AIIMS in Delhi the previous night when a drunk man allegedly molested her and dragged her with his car for a few metres.

कल देर रात मैं दिल्ली में महिला सुरक्षा के हालात Inspect कर रही थी। एक गाड़ी वाले ने नशे की हालत में मुझसे छेड़छाड़ की और जब मैंने उसे पकड़ा तो गाड़ी के शीशे में मेरा हाथ बंद कर मुझे घसीटा। भगवान ने जान बचाई। यदि दिल्ली में महिला आयोग की अध्यक्ष सुरक्षित नहीं, तो हाल सोच लीजिए।

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) January 19, 2023