AAP's Lone J&K Legislator Booked By Police For 'Threatening, Abusing' Woman Doctor

Last Updated:May 30, 2025, 17:19 IST

The doctor from Doda accused AAP's J&K chief Mehraj Malik of using social media to publicly issue threats and make abusive, gendered, and derogatory remarks against her

The complainant requested the police to take cognisance of her allegation that the accused repeatedly used derogatory words against her in his social media live videos. Pic/Facebook

Police have registered an FIR against Mehraj Malik, chief of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of AAP and the party’s lone MLA in the union territory, for alleged defamation, criminal intimidation, and insulting the modesty of a female doctor in Doda district.

The FIR was filed following a complaint from an associate professor at a medical college who accused the Aam Aadmi Party MLA of using social media platforms to publicly issue threats and make abusive, gendered, and derogatory remarks against her.

“In a series of deeply disturbing instances, Malik has used social media platforms to publicly issue threats and make abusive, gendered, and derogatory remarks against me. Phrases such as ‘ghaseetunga’ (will drag you) and ‘will strip you naked’ have been used openly and maliciously…These are not mere words—they are direct threats to my dignity, safety, and professional integrity as a female doctor serving in a government hospital. These words clearly outrage the modesty of a female public servant, that too on social media," she stated in the complaint.

The complainant requested the police to take cognisance of her allegation that the accused repeatedly used derogatory words against her in his social media live videos.

“What is even more painful is his taunt—’This hospital doesn’t belong to your father’—a statement that not only reflects arrogance but also extreme insensitivity, considering the fact that my father passed away more than 12 years ago," she said.

Additionally, the MLA allegedly entered the labour room unauthorised, accompanied by his associates, with live social media feeds running.

“This is a gross violation of patient privacy, especially for female staff and patients in vulnerable conditions, and poses a direct threat to our hospital’s security and ethical environment. His repeated actions are deeply distressing for both the staff and the patients," she added.

Malik has previously been embroiled in controversy over his use of foul language. On March 17, 2025, the court of special excise mobile magistrate, Jammu, issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him in a case filed by former minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori for allegedly making false statements.

Malik was elected as a member of the legislative assembly for the Doda constituency in October 2024, becoming the Aam Aadmi Party’s first and only winning MLA candidate in J&K.

(With PTI inputs)

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