AAP MLA's bro-in-law, PA arrested in Delhi cash-for-ticket case

After they filed a complaint regarding this, an ACB team was formed to catch the accused. After verification, the team laid a trap at the house of the accused on 15 November 2022. The accused were caught red-handed.

New Delhi:Delhi's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested three people including Om Singh, the brother-in-law of AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, and PA Shivshankar Pandey in a cash-for-ticket case. The third accused has been identified as Prince Raghuvanshi. Gopal Khari, husband of AAP worker Shobha Khari, had complained to ACB, alleging that MLA Tripathi demanded Rs 90 lakh for giving ticket to his wife of which Rs 35 lakh was given to Tripathi and Rs 20 lakh to Rajesh Gupta, another AAP MLA from Wazirpir.

This led to a hue controversy over AAP MLA Tripathi allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs 90 lakh in the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) elections. As, even after paying Rs 55 lakhs, the complainant could not find her name on the list and the ticket was given to others. After this, when the complainant contacted MLA's brother in law Om Singh, she was given an assurance that she would be given a ticket next time. Gopal then complained to the ACB on Monday, after which, while taking action, the ACB arrested the said people.

Gopal Khari's wife was to get a ticket from Kamla Nagar women's reserved seat. It was decided to give the remaining amount of Rs 45 lakhs after getting the ticket, but on November 12, the name of the wife of the complainant was not on the list. After they filed a complaint regarding this, a team was formed to catch the accused. After verification, the team laid a trap at the house of the accused on 15 November 2022, where the accused were caught red-handed.

A case was registered against MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi under corruption charges on November 15 at PS Anti Corruption Branch, Delhi. On the other hand, BJP leader Kapil Mishra alleged that the money was to go not only to Akhilesh Tripathi but to Durgesh and Kejriwal as well. Taking a dig at Kejriwal, he said the AAP national convener wants to bring Kejriwal model of corruption to Delhi.