Days after the assault on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, a man created a disturbance at her event and was promptly detained by police.

A person, namely Praveen Sharma, 60, from Ajeet Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Delhi, who runs a TV cable business and claims to have been a BJP worker for the last 40 years, today raised slogans against MLA Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely, while he was addressing the public. Praveen Sharma reportedly wanted his voice to reach the Chief Minister, a police official said.

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Praveen Sharma was behind the barricades, in a street, and was immediately caught and removed by the police. No security of the VIP was breached at any point of time, the police official added.

The development comes days after Rekha Gupta was attacked during a public meeting organised at her Civil Lines residence in the national capital.

Officials said the man, Rajesh Bhai Khimji Sakaraiya, first handed over some papers to the Chief Minister before shouting, yelling, and striking her. He was immediately overpowered and later arrested.

According to police sources, one of Rajesh Sakariya’s relatives is in jail, and he had come with a petition seeking their release, a matter currently pending in court. His family has also shed light on his background. Witnesses claimed that others at the event thrashed him before police detained him.

A day after the incident, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s security cover was fortified following a review conducted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

Gupta will now be provided a ‘Z’ category security. Her security team will be drawn from the VIP protection arm of the Central Reserve Police Force, the same unit that provides protection to Home Minister Amit Shah as well as the Gandhi family.

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Published By: Devika Bhattacharya Published On: Aug 22, 2025

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