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FIR filed against BJP Mundka MLA Gajendra Drall under SC/ST Act following allegations by BJP mandal president Sunil Kumar. (Img: Dynamite News)
New Delhi: Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Mundka BJP MLA Gajendra Drall and others after BJP mandal president Sunil Kumar alleged that he was assaulted and subjected to caste-based abuse at a party office. The case has now triggered a police investigation, an internal BJP disciplinary process and a political confrontation in Delhi.
The FIR was registered at Kanjhawala Police Station following Kumar’s complaint. Police have invoked multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
According to the complaint, Kumar was called to a BJP office on the evening of September 10 for a discussion related to voter lists. He has alleged that the meeting subsequently turned violent and that he was assaulted by Drall and other party workers.
Kumar has alleged that he was confined inside the office and beaten with pipes, sticks and belts. He has also alleged that caste-based slurs were used against him during the incident.
In an earlier video, Kumar further alleged that the office was locked from inside, CCTV cameras were switched off and that he was kept there overnight. The allegations are part of the complaint and have not been established as facts. Police are investigating the matter.
The allegations have attracted considerable attention because the complainant and the MLA are associated with the same political organisation, turning what began as an internal party dispute into a matter involving both criminal law and BJP disciplinary proceedings.
The Delhi Police FIR includes BNS Sections 115(2), 127(2), 140(3), 351(2), 61(2) and 3(5). The provisions relate, respectively, to voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful confinement, kidnapping or abduction with intent to murder, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy and common intention. Relevant provisions of the Arms Act and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act have also been invoked.
The inclusion of these provisions makes the FIR legally significant, but registration of a case does not by itself establish criminal guilt. The allegations will be tested through the investigation and subsequent legal proceedings.
The police case is unfolding alongside an internal disciplinary process within the Delhi BJP. The party had issued notices to both gajendra drallafter allegations about the incident surfaced through media reports and social media.
Delhi BJP General Secretary and office in-charge Vishnu Mittal directed both leaders to appear before the state disciplinary committee at the party headquarters on September 16 at 3 pm and present their respective versions of the matter.
This creates two separate tracks in the case. Delhi Police will examine the criminal allegations and evidence, while the BJP disciplinary committee will consider the dispute from an organisational perspective.
The controversy has also drawn the Aam Aadmi Party into the dispute. AAP leaders have criticised the BJP over the allegations and demanded action against Drall. AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar has raised the issue publicly and alleged that a member of the Dalit community was subjected to violence. These are political allegations and demands from the opposition and are separate from the police investigation.
The political reaction has increased attention around the case, particularly because the allegations involve a sitting MLA, a BJP organisational office and provisions of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
The dispute is not limited to Kumar’s complaint. A counter-complaint from Drall has also been reported, with police examining claims from both sides. This means investigators will have to assess the competing versions, examine available evidence and determine the sequence of events before deciding on further legal action.
The existence of a counter-complaint is important in understanding the case because the police inquiry is not confined to a single version of the dispute.
The incident has become a wider political and organisational issue because it involves a sitting Delhi BJP MLA and a party mandal president from the same organisation. The invocation of the SC/ST Act has added another significant legal dimension, while the BJP’s disciplinary proceedings mean that the controversy is being examined both by law enforcement and within the party structure.
Delhi Police is investigating the matter. At the organisational level, Drall and Sunil Kumar have been asked to appear before the Delhi BJP state disciplinary committee on September 16 and present their respective sides.
