: A witness examined in the sexual harassment case lodged by a former woman volunteer of AAP against party leader Kumar Vishwas has denied the allegations made against him, the Delhi Police said in a status report filed in the High Court on Thursday.
The report was filed before Justice Mukta Gupta, who is hearing Mr. Vishwas’ plea to quash the FIR lodged against him under Sections 354 A (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman) of the IPC.
Fresh notice
The court also issued a fresh notice to the complainant seeking her response on Kumar’s plea and listed the matter for further hearing on November 10.
As per the police status report, the female witness was the one who, according to the complainant, had called her to a ‘kavi sammelan’ held at a well-known city-based hotel where the AAP leader had allegedly made “sexually coloured” remarks and advances towards her.
In its report, the police have said the complainant has shown some photographs of her with Vishwas as well as an audio recording of the alleged threat made to her.
The complainant has also accused Vishwas of making sexual advances towards her several times in 2014 and 2015.
The police had told a magisterial court, which had ordered lodging of the FIR, that nothing was found to substantiate the allegations levelled against Vishwas to register a criminal case against him.
