New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi following allegations made by his party that police "picked up" MLA Kuldeep Kumar from his residence.

The incident comes amid a protest over the alleged murder of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi sanitation worker, Anil Kumar, in Kalyanpuri, with AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleging that Delhi Police picked up Kuldeep Kumar from his residence at around 4 am after he raised the issue of compensation for the deceased worker's family.

Anil was carrying out his sanitation duties when he was allegedly attacked with a knife.

Police have since said the accused, identified as Nihal, has been arres...