Bassi justifies Tomar's arrest, says 'action as per prescribed process'

Amid sharp criticism from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Tuesday said that Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar's arrest was as per procedure and added that he would be produced before the court.

Bassi said that action against the Law Minister has been taken as per the prescribed procedure.

"First of all, I would like to inform you that the honourable minister was arrested at around 1. 30. So, he will be produced before the court. Since you have several questions, I would not be able to give you the details at this point of time," he told the media here.

The AAP has accused the BJP-led NDA Government of indulging in vendetta politics, and said that the court and not the police should decide whether Tomar's papers are forged.

Tomar was arrested by Delhi Police this morning and taken to the Hauz Khas Police Station for questioning in connection with the fake certificate row.

Tomar has been charged with submitting fake certificates while filing the nomination for Delhi Assembly polls earlier this year.

The Tilka Manjhi University in Bhagalpur, Bihar, from where Tomar claimed to have obtained his law degree, had earlier stated that the record of his provisional certificate did not exist in the university's record.