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Rebel AAP MLA Devendra Sehrawat says Arvind Kejriwal knew about party leaders' role in activist's suicide

He also said Dilip Pandey's name was hushed up in the case.

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After shooting a letter to Arvind Kejriwal on the 'illegal' appointments of 21 legislators as Parliamentary Secretaries, rebel AAP MLA Devendra Sehrawat has now said that the Delhi CM was aware of  the role of AAP leaders in the suicide since six months.

"Arvind Kejriwal had full knowledge for the last 6 months role of AAP Leaders in the suicide of  Ms Soni, Dilip Pandey name was hushed up," he alleged.

The AAP activist allegedly committed suicide in Narela area of north-west Delhi with her family members claiming that she had gone into depression after her alleged molester, a party colleague identified as Ramesh Bhardwaj, was released on bail. The woman, who consumed poison at her residence, died during treatment at Delhi’s LNJP Hospital.

The woman had filed a complaint against Bhardwaj for allegedly touching her inappropriately. A case of molestation was registered in June and the accused was arrested and subsequently bailed.

In an interview with Aaj Tak before her death, she claims the Delhi CM had asked her to compromise.

As per NDTV, National Commission for Women's Lalitha Kumaramangalam the family the harassment went up to , who is AAP's Delhi chief. "There is pressure on the family to name Dilip Pandey in the case," said AAP's Ashutosh said to the channel.

Sehrawat recently said that in his various letters to Kejriwal in the past, including one on "exploitation of women", had remained unanswered. Chandigarh on Friday.

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