BJP's Shazia Ilmi lodges FIR against ex-BSP MP for 'misbehaviour'

Delhi Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Shazia Ilmi has filed a case against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Akbar Ahmad for allegedly misbehaving with her at a dinner engagement on February 5.

New Delhi: Delhi Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi has filed a complaint against former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Akbar Ahmad 'Dumpy', for allegedly passing lewd remarks at her during a dinner party on February 5.

An FIR has been registered at Southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj police station under IPC sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman).

The FIR was registered on February 7.

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, she said, "I was talking with one of the ambassadors about my foreign trip and spoke about Lord Hanuman, someone from behind passed lewd comments. Akbar Ahmad has a habit of using derogatory language."

She added, "After a while, he came in close proximity with me and started misbehaving. He was also speaking ill about BJP."

"People also tried stopping him but he kept on going," Ilmi said.

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In her complaint, Ilmi stated that she was invited to a dinner party on February 5 in which various ambassadors from India and South Africa were present. During the interaction, Ahmad misbehaved with her and also passed derogatory comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP.

"For once, I ignored the comments of Akbar Ahmad. But he passed lewd remarks at the dinner table too," the complaint read.

The leader in her complaint also stated that Ahmad insulted her. BSP MP Akbar Ahmad had won the Lok Sabha elections in 1998 and 2008.

With IANS inputs