Delhi Court summons AAP's Alka Lamba on vandalism charges

AAM Aadmi Party MLA from Chandni Chowk, Alka Lamba has been summoned by a Delhi court for allegedly vandalising the shops that were owned by BJP MLA OP Sharma's brother and deterred the police personnel from performing their duties at Kashmere Gate.

Metropolitan Magisterate, Abhilash Malhotra on Thursday took cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the police against the MLA and summoned her on May 18. Lamba has been booked under Sections 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount), 451 (House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC.

The police in its chargesheet mentioned that on August 9, 2015, Alka Lamba along with her supporters gathered near Hanuman Temple and tried to create nuisance and threatened shopkeepers to shut their shops. The police officials present on the spot tried to stop but she did not obey and forcibly entered the shop no. 1849 and scattered the cash bill machine. Lamba had earlier told agencies that the shop belonged to BJP MLA OP Sharma and the attack took place outside his shop and the attacker was also AAP MLA Alka Lamba caught from this shop.

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