Delhi police on Wednesday registered a case against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, Joginder Singh, after a video of him brandishing a revolver while dancing went viral on social media.
“A case has been registered under the Arms Act against a man named Joginder Singh alias Bunty, who is an AAP candidate for MCD polls from Ward 19, Swaroop Nagar, as he was seen in a viral video flaunting his revolver while dancing,” Delhi Police said in a statement. Officials said that they received the video clip through social media, in which a group of people were seen dancing.
“While one of them, wearing a yellow t-shirt—which the police identified as AAP candidate Joginder Singh—took out a revolver, brandished it in the air and then pointed it out towards the camera while dancing,” the police said in the FIR. “On the basis of this, a case under section 25 of the Arms Act 1959 has been registered against Joginder Singh at Swaroop Nagar police station.” police said.