Delhi police staff visits Rajkot, questions 5 in CM Rekha Gupta assault case

A Delhi Police staff on Friday (August 22, 2025 visited Rajkot, Gujarat, and questioned 5 individuals linked to Rajesh Sakaria, a neighborhood resident who was arrested for allegedly attacking Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta throughout her Jan Sunwai programme on August 20.

Mr. Sakaria, 41, an autorickshaw driver from the Kotharia Road space, has been booked on fees of tried homicide. Investigators mentioned that he was upset over the Supreme Court’s now-modified order to seize stray canine in Delhi and shift them to shelter properties.

“During his go to to Delhi, Sakaria remained in contact with 5 individuals again in Rajkot,” mentioned DCP (Zone 2) Jagdish Bangarva. “Among them was an autorickshaw driver who had transferred ₹2,000 to Sakaria by way of GPay.”

“A staff of Delhi Police visited Rajkot and interrogated these 5 individuals, together with an autorickshaw driver who had despatched ₹2,000 by way of GPay to Sakaria. The staff left after questioning them,” the DCP mentioned. While nobody was detained, one autorickshaw driver has been served a discover to seem for additional questioning, as he had transferred the cash to the accused, he added.

Police mentioned Mr. Sakaria travelled to Delhi by way of Ujjain on August 19 to hitch a protest in opposition to the SC ruling on strays. His mom, Bhanuben, confirmed that he was a canine lover and had been disturbed by the order.

Rajkot police information present Sakaria confronted 5 FIRs between 2017 and 2024, together with instances of assault, felony intimidation, and liquor possession.