New Delhi Nov 4 (UNI) Sakariya Rajeshbhai Khimji (41), who allegedly attacked Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has expressed remorse, stating, “I wanted to be famous and rich by killing Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. I made a huge mistake and I shouldn’t have done it. Please pardon me.” Khimji blamed the Chief Minister of capturing dogs across the city. This statement was included in the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police.
Not only Khimji, but his co-accused, Tahsin Raja Rafiullah Shaikh alias Bapu, has also apologized for assisting in the assault on the Delhi CM. The chargesheet quotes Tahsin as saying, “This was indeed a blunder that we made. I apologise. Please forgive me.” Both the individuals are currently in jail after their bail pleas were rejected by the court. The magisterial court has transferred the case to the Sessions Court, as the offences they are charged with are triable by a Sessions Court.
According to the chargesheet, Khimji’s motive stemmed from an extreme fixation on dog welfare. The document states that the sequence of events was triggered by a dream he had at his temple. “I saw a dog next to a Shivling in my dream. It told me that dogs in Delhi are very troubled,” Khimji told investigators. Acting on this vision, Khimji traveled from his home in Gujarat to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, to seek divine permission. In a strange ritual, he wrote ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ on two slips of paper and offered them to the deity.
“I threw both slips before Mahakal and picked one up. It said ‘Yes.’ For me, this was Mahakal’s order to go to Delhi and start a hunger strike,” the chargesheet quotes him as saying.
Khimji borrowed Rs 2000 from his friend and co-accused in the matter Tahsin Raja Rafiullah Shaikh alias Bapu. Before leaving, he ominously told his wife and friend that if anyone tried to stop him this time, he would “beat them to death, no matter who it is.”
“CM didn’t agree, I attacked her”, said Khimjibhai.
The chargesheet details that on the morning of the incident, Khimji gained access to the CM’s residence by telling security he had a complaint about dogs. “I met Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and told her to release the dogs she had captured in the last few days,” Khimji stated. When the CM explained that the dogs were impounded under a Supreme Court order, Khimji’s plan turned violent.
“I got very angry after hearing this. I slapped her with the intention to kill, grabbed her by the hair, and threw her to the ground and kept attacking her,” he confessed. He admitted that the assault was a direct result of her not agreeing to his demands. Rajeshbhai has been chargesheeted under sections 109(1), 221, 132, 115(2), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). Co-accused Tehsin Raja was chargesheeted under sections 109(1), 221, 132, and 61(2) of the same code. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked on August 20, 2025, during a “Jan Sunwai” (public hearing) at her official residence in Civil Lines. The accused are currently in judicial custody.
