NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s investigation into the case of two men caught with Rs 5 lakh has found that the duo, Gaurav and Ajit, were attached to the office of chief minister Atishi. Police claimed they recovered “coded messages” and chats about people who were to allegedly receive the cash.
The duo told the cops that the money was meant for “booth management” in Giri Nagar, Kalkaji. Cops are probing their claims.
“Gaurav was working as an assistant (office boy) of the CM’s PA, Pankaj, and they were constantly in touch. The other person, Ajit, is a driver…,” said DCP (southeast) Ravi Kumar Singh. Pankaj is also likely to be summoned soon.
Hours before Delhi was to go to polls, authorities detained the two and recovered the cash from them on Tuesday night.
“After we received a call that some people were caught with Rs 5 lakh, our team reached there and the flying squad team (FST) detained the two men, Gaurav and Ajit,” DCP Singh said further.
The district election officer/district magistrate (South-East) later posted on X: “FST found two individuals, Gaurav and Ajit, in a car with Rs 5 lakh. Gaurav stated that the money was received from Pankaj, PA to Ms Atishi, for booth management in Giri Nagar, Kalkaji. Cash has been seized and police are further investigating it.”
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