The Election Commission has written to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik over "undesirable public statements by Rajesh Deo, DCP (Crime Branch)”, who on Tuesday, 4 February, had identified the Shaheen Bagh shooter as an AAP member.

The DCP (Crime Branch) Rajesh Deo referring to AAP in connection with Shaheen Bagh shooter was"totally uncalled for", the EC said on Wednesday, as it directed the police not to assign him any election-related work.

"A warning shall be issued to Rajesh Deo and it shall be ensured that he is not assigned any work related to Delhi elections," the letter stated.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, DCP Deo had said, "In our initial investigation, we found some photos from Kapil's phone that establish (that he is an AAP member)... Kapil has confessed that he and his father joined AAP sometime between January and February 2019... We have taken his two days remand. (sic)"