The man accused of attacking Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing has made bizarre claims during police interrogation, revealing what he described as a “divine instruction” that led him to the national capital. Investigators said on Thursday that the accused, identified as 41-year-old Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakariya of Rajkot, Gujarat, has admitted to traveling to Delhi after a series of “visions” involving Lord Shiva’s Bhairav form.

According to interrogation details accessed by India TV, Sakariya told police that he had constructed a Shiva temple in his hometown and often prayed there. Following a Supreme Court order on the relocation of stray dogs, he claimed to have seen a dog appearing as the Bhairav form of Lord Shiva in a Shivling. He said the “divine sign” instructed him to take his plea directly to the Delhi Chief Minister.

Police sources revealed that Sakariya first traveled to Ujjain, where he claimed to have experienced a similar vision, before boarding an unreserved train to Delhi. Upon arrival at New Delhi Railway Station, he asked locals for directions to the Chief Minister’s residence. After a failed attempt to reach her private residence, he eventually reached her Civil Lines camp office on Wednesday, where he attacked her during a Jan Sunwai (public grievance hearing).

During questioning, Sakariya told police that he wanted Rekha Gupta to stop the removal of stray dogs from the city. He alleged that his appeal was ignored, after which he attacked her. He also said that he had planned to return to Gujarat the same evening after meeting the Chief Minister.

Investigators also uncovered that Sakariya had previously staged a protest in Ayodhya in May this year, where he was reportedly thrashed by security personnel while raising another issue.

Following his arrest from the spot, the accused was produced before a magistrate at Tis Hazari Court on Wednesday night. The court remanded him to five days of police custody for further interrogation.

The Delhi Police has registered a case of attempt to murder against him under Sections 109(1), 132, and 221 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Civil Lines Police Station.

Meanwhile, Rekha Gupta’s office described the incident as part of a “well-planned conspiracy to kill the Chief Minister,” demanding a high-level inquiry into the lapse.