FIR Lodged Against AAP MLA for 'Obstructing' Shaheen Bagh Demolition Drive

The FIR was lodged against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on the complaint of the SDMC.

The Delhi Police on Monday, 9 May, registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan for "obstructing government work" amid an attempt to bulldoze alleged illegal structures in Shaheen Bagh by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which was later deferred.

"SDMC has submitted a complaint to the cops about how AAP leader Amanatullah Khan and his supporters interfered in government duty today at Shaheen Bagh," the police said in a statement, adding that appropriate legal action would be taken on the basis of the complaint.

An FIR was lodged against Khan under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assaulting public servant), and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), the police said.