Delhi Police today issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh, asking him to join the probe in connection with farmer Gajendra Singh's death during a rally organised by the party in Jantar Mantar area here last year.
In the notice issued by Delhi Police's Crime Branch, which is probing the matter, Singh has been asked to join investigation of the case at the RK Puram Sector 8 office of Crime Branch at 12.30 PM tomorrow, the notice said.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav confirmed that the notice has been sent under Section 160 of CrPC.
Apart from Singh, an AAP volunteer too was issued a similar notice today, a police officer said adding that so far the Crime Branch have issued similar notices to five persons.
Reacting to the notice, Singh alleged that Delhi Police has resorted to a "shameful machination".
"Modi ji's police has sent a notice in connection with farmer Gajendra Singh's death around one year after the incident took place, it is a shameful machination," Singh tweeted.
On April 22, Gajendra Singh, a farmer from Rajasthan allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in full public view in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar area.
The police registered a case under Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 306 (abetment of suicide) against several unnamed persons at the Parliament Street police station.
Later, the case was transferred to Delhi Police's Crime Branch.
