Published 20:40 IST, February 4th 2020

AAP's Sanjay Singh issues first response on pics of Shaheen Bagh gunman's 2019 induction

A massive controversy broke out on Tuesday with Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar’s 2019 picture being inducted into the AAP by MP Sanjay Singh surfacing

Reported by: Rishabh Mishra
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A massive controversy broke out on Tuesday with Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar’s 2019 picture being inducted into AAP by MP Sanjay Singh surfacing as part of Delhi crime branch's investigation.

AAP leader, in his first reaction to development, termed incident as “dirty politics”. He furr accused that
BJP will try to create more controversies before assembly elections.  

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Sanjay Singh on AAP’s link to Kapil Gujjar 

Talking about AAP’s link to Kapil Gujjar and his pictures with shooter, Sanjay Singh said, “See,  Amit Shah is Home Minister of this country at this moment. w, you will get various pictures, videos and conspiracy ories before elections. We have been waiting for this. re are three to four days are left for elections. BJP will create as many conspiracies as possible in se days." 

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“What is meaning of getting a picture? Aren’t y supposed to investigate crime completely before anything? Do your work and probe matter in toughest way possible. This is just dirty politics, but people of Delhi are very wise. y understand all of this,” Singh added. 

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Talking about investigation, Sanjay Singh said, “ point here is t about getting a picture, point is about crime. AAP completely condemns crime; we condemn shooting that happened at Shaheen Bagh. We feel that this should be investigated really well. Just wait for more things that y are going to show you in coming days.” 

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“ question is t about this man being associated with AAP or t. question is that re was a crime that took place at Shaheen Bagh and law should punish him. Just because you got a picture of him with Sanjay Singh, BJP members are having a ball and distributing sweets. How much more will you play this game?” added Sanjay Singh. 

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Crime Branch confirms retrieving pictures from Kapil’s phone 

According to photos accessed by Crime Branch, Kapil Gujjar joined AAP in 2019. photos were recovered from his phone during investigation following his arrest from protest site. Following investigation, it was also revealed that he bought pistol seven years ago for a family marri function.  

Read: BJP leader accuses Arvind Kejriwal of 'misleading' people to protest in Shaheen Bagh

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Talking about Kapil Gujjar's link with AAP, Rajesh Deo, DCP Crime Branch said, "In our initial investigation we found some photos from Kapil's phone that establish and he has already disclosed that he and his far joined AAP a year ago. We have taken his two days remand."   

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20:40 IST, February 4th 2020