AAP govt police spar over JNU sedition case

• Saturday | 19th January, 2019

NEW DELHI: The AAP government and the Delhi Police engaged in a blame game on Saturday after a court questioned the department for filing a chargesheet in the sedition case against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others without procuring the required sanction from authorities. An AAP government spokesperson said no file seeking any prosecution sanction in any JNU-related case had so far been brought to the notice of any Delhi minister. "Why did you file (the chargesheet) without approval? "It was applied for the same day," the spokesperson said.Sources said the file for sanction was received by the home department and forwarded to the law department for necessary action.Earlier Saturday, a Delhi court questioned police for filing a chargesheet against Kumar and others in the sedition case without procuring the required sanction. "If the Delhi Police are making any such claim, it is a complete lie and they are hiding something," he said.However, a senior Delhi Police official said prosecution sanction is required at the stage of taking cognisance.He said that while filing the chargesheet, the investigating officer had mentioned that he has applied for sanction from the Delhi government.