Sandeep in one day police custody, wife terms him 'innocent’

New Delhi: Sandeep Kumar, Delhi's former minister who was caught in a sex scandal and arrested by Delhi Police, has been called ''innocent'' by his spouse. In an interview given to a private news channel, Ritu said her husband is 'not guilty'. ''Conspiracy is being hatched against Sandeep, but the whole family stands besides him,'' Ms Kumar said.

Terming the sex CD as 'fake,' she said the person shown in the CD is not him and she will try her best to prove Sandeep innocent. Ritu refused to comment on the termination of Sandeep's primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party. She said she was not aware as to why he has been shunted out. The surfacing of sex CD has caused a ripple effect in political circles of Delhi. In the hustle-bustle, Sandeep was removed from the Minister's post and subsequently from the party. He was taken into custody by the Delhi Police yesterday.

Sacked minister Sandeep Kumar sent to one-day police custody

Sacked AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, who was arrested  after a woman filed a rape complaint, was sent to one-day police custody.The Delhi Police had sought 14-day remand for the accused, but the court only agreed for one-day police custody.

During interrogation of the accused, it was found that leaked pictures of the woman were circulated by his friend Praveen.The police arrested the accused after the woman, who was seen in the ‘objectionable CD’, complained to it that he offered her a cold drink with sedatives and raped her thereafter.

According to police, the woman had gone to the minister’s house to get her ''ration card prepared''.The court criticized the police for booking the minister under the Prevention of Corruption Act. (UNI)