Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was assaulted during a “Jan Sunwai” programme at her Civil Lines camp office on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The attacker, Rajesh Khimji Sakriya, was apprehended immediately and arrested. Interrogation, including analysis of his mobile phone, led Delhi Police to Rajkot, Gujarat, where they arrested Tehseen Sayed, an associate of Sakriya. During questioning, Sakriya revealed a chilling plan to stab Gupta with a knife, but discarded the weapon upon seeing the tight security arrangements at the camp office. What was the role of Tehseen Sayed on Delhi CM attack.
Stories That Rajesh Khimji Sakriya Said
Syed, an auto driver by profession, was detained in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Sunday for allegedly transferring money to Sakriya. He was in constant contact with the prime accused over the phone during his stay in Delhi. During questioning, Syed told the police some strange stories. The police filed a case of attempted murder against him and began an investigation. They seized his mobile phone and found some suspicious phone numbers that Rajesh had been in contact with. Through this, only the Delhi police tracked Tehseen Sayed, who was taken into custody for interrogation.
However, Sakriya, a 41-year-old man from Rajkot in Gujarat, told the police that he attacked Gupta on August 20 because she did not listen to his appeals against removing stray dogs from Delhi.
Reports also suggest that he had also gone to the Supreme Court after it ordered that stray dogs in Delhi and nearby areas should be caught and moved to shelters away from residential places.
What Is Tehseen Sayed’s Role?
On Friday, five people, including Khimji’s friends Tahseen, Jignesh, and Chirag, were taken into custody. Tahseen, a 15-year-old friend of Rajesh, had lent him ₹2,000 in Delhi. Police have learned that Tahseen often acted as Khimji’s financier and had given him money several times in the past. According to the police, Tehseen Syed already had information about the attacker’s entire plan. Khimji had also sent Syed a video of the CM’s Shalimar Bagh residence. He was constantly in touch with the attacker.
However, investigators are not yet certain whether the ₹2,000 sent to Rajesh was specifically meant for the attack on Delhi CM Rekha Gupta. The group will also be questioned together in a face-to-face interrogation.The Delhi Police are still investigating whether Tehseen Sayed masterminded the attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The inquiry into his involvement is ongoing.
The Rajesh Khimji Sakariya’s mother revealed to the media the motive behind the attack. She stated that Rajesh, a passionate dog lover, acted out of anger over the controversial issue of sending dogs to shelter homes, a topic sparking heated debate in Delhi.
“My son loves dogs. He was angry after the Supreme Court’s order against stray dogs. And left for Delhi soon after. We don’t know anything else,”
Tehseen Sayed’s Criminal Record
Khimji, an autorickshaw driver from Rajkot, has a criminal record. Between 2017 and 2024, five cases of assault and illegal liquor possession were registered against him at Bhaktinagar police station.
Preventive actions were taken against him in 2017, 2020, and twice in 2022 under the Gujarat Prohibition Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2021, he was externed once under Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act.
In 2017, Khimji reportedly hit a man on the head with a sword and also beat him with a washing bat. In 2022, after a fight with his wife, he cut his own head with a blade to threaten family members, which required nine stitches. He was also allegedly involved in liquor smuggling.
