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Gupta was attacked on August 20 during a Jan Sunwai (public hearing) meeting at her Civil Lines Camp Office, adjacent to her official residence.

The main accused, Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakriya (41), hailing from Rajkot in Gujarat, was arrested soon after the attack. “The accused, along with his friend, conspired to come to Delhi and attack Gupta,” the police found in its probe.

The morning when the incident took place, Sakriya allegedly entered the CM’s office posing as a complainant. Those present in the office at the time of the incident said he approached her with some papers in hand during the weekly public meeting and then attacked her around 8.30 am, 30 minutes after the meeting began.

Khushi with her pet cherry after the incident (Express/Praveen Khanna)

The security personnel nabbed him and handed over to the local police. Four days later, the police also arrested his friend Tehsin (35) from Rajkot, who according to the probe, was aware about Sakriya’s plan of attacking the CM. Tehsin had also transferred Rs 2,000 online to Sakriya during his visit to Delhi.

Sources said the Investigating Officer (IO) has named the main accused as the conspirator and his friend as the co-conspirator.

The police have recorded the statements of around 50 witnesses and have also included the CM’s, said sources.

Officers said some forensic reports are still awaited, however, the majority have already been received.

After the incident, the police collected CCTV footage from Gupta’s Shalimar Bagh residence, which captured Sakriya’s movement outside her house and inside the waiting area.

During the investigation, the police found that Sakriya arrived in Delhi at the New Delhi Railway Station a day before the incident and then headed to the Hanuman Temple in Karol Bagh. The probe revealed that his initial plan was to allegedly sneak a knife into the Jan Sunwai event, but he later abandoned the idea after noticing the security at the camp office.