India, Feb. 11 -- The Delhi Police on Monday filed an FIR against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan for allegedly obstructing police work, helping a proclaimed offender flee and attacking a police team in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar.

Police said they had gone to Jamia Nagar on Monday noon to arrest Shahbaz Khan, who is involved in an attempted murder and Arms Act case, but the MLAs associates helped him flee. As per an FIR from January 2018, Shahbaz and his associates had attacked a group of three people over personal enmity, severely injuring one of them. Subsequently, Shahbaz was arrested for attempted murder and he was later released. He soon started skipping court dates and police summons, police said.

"On Monday, we ...