CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Car Stolen from His Office
NEW DELHI : A blue Wagon R that was Arvind Kejriwal’s ride in the early days of his political journey has been stolen, news agency ANI has reported.
The car, which had been donated to the Aam Aadmi Party by a supporter who moved to a different country, was reportedly stolen from near the Delhi Secretariat.
The Wagon R was as much a part of Kejriwal’s image as his muffler in the run up to the elections that made him Chief Minister of Delhi. It not only helped him make an instant connect with voters, but also reinforced an image of austerity. Predictably, Twitterverse went to town with the theft.
The car had been donated to the AAP by Kundan Sharma, along with a motorcycle and money. Sharma had made the donations shortly before he moved to the UK. In 2015, Sharma had attracted attention after he expressed his disillusionment with Kejriwal’s functioning and demanded that the AAP return his contributions.
Police on Thursday received a complaint saying the Wagon R which the Chief Minister used to travel has been stolen. “We received the complaint at around 3:30pm today after which we started investigating into the case,” said Mandeep Randhawa, Deputy Commissioner of police.
When asked about the guards or security around CM’s car, the officer said that they are checking all the factors and will be able to ascertain the modus once the prima facie investigation is done. “The investigation has just started and we will be able to get more details in the further course of time,” he added.
