Cop part of Batla House encounter team contests Delhi polls — now he’s suspended

According to police, Sharma had fixed mendacious accusation to the EC portion submitting affidavits. In his affidavit, helium wrote “social worker” successful the ‘profession’ column. Asked wherefore helium submitted incorrect accusation to contention polls, Sharma told The Indian Express that a authorities worker could beryllium a societal idiosyncratic arsenic well. “I’ve not done thing wrong. Can’t a authorities worker beryllium a societal worker? I person an bid of the Rajasthan High Court wherever it allowed a authorities doc to contention the elections successful 2023.”

“On January 23, I had sought support from my higher authorities to contention the predetermination but it was inactive pending,” helium said. “When I did not get a reply to my letter, I started campaigning from January 27,” helium said, adding that helium performed his work connected Republic Day astatine Kartavya Path connected January 26. “I joined the unit 22 years agone and served successful the Special Cell betwixt 2004 and 2011. I was portion of the squad that fought terrorists astatine Batla House successful 2008,” Sharma added.

‘Want to marque Delhi crime-free’

Asked wherefore helium decided to contention the elections, Sharma claimed helium was trapped successful a fake robbery lawsuit owed to which helium was arrested and spent a twelvemonth successful jailhouse successful Uttar Pradesh. “After getting bail from the Allahabad High Court, I was reinstated successful the Delhi Police’s PCR portion successful 2023. Last November, I was transferred to the Sixth Battalion,” Sharma said.

“I privation to service the radical by making Delhi crime-free… I besides privation a corruption-free system,” helium added. Sharma was assured of his victory. “I campaigned successful my uniform. People heard maine earnestly and promised to ballot for maine too,” helium added.