Delhi AAP MLA ‘picked up’ for protesting over sanitation worker’s killing

On Tuesday, Delhi AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar was arrested by the police from his home for allegedly instigating people to cause a disturbance and disrupting garbage collection. The protests over the killing of sanitation worker Anil Kumar entered their third day. Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh and a job for one of Anil's family members.

Kumar's wife filed a Habeas Corpus plea in the Delhi High Court, alleging that he was kidnapped while asleep at home and forcibly taken to a Narcotics Department office. Kumar claimed that he was released after the police were informed about his intention to file a Habeas Corpus petition. However, the police stated that Kumar and five others, including members of the Bhim Army, were detained for obstructing garbage collection work.

The court dismissed the plea after Kumar's release, stating that it had served its purpose. Despite the court's ruling, Kumar's wife expressed concerns about the lack of a government job for the deceased's family and the possibility of false accusation. The body of Anil Kumar, a 27-year-old contractual worker, was cremated after the court proceedings.

The family alleged that the police pressured them to cremate the body quickly, suggesting a possible repeat of the forced cremation in Hathras.