Chandigarh, June 29 -- The husband of a sitting AAP councillor was arrested in a case of alleged domestic violence on Friday night only to be let off hours later after the councillor sought to withdraw her complaint.

Poonam, the Ward 16 councillor and a resident of Sector 25, had alleged that her husband had assaulted her sons following an altercation on Friday night. Following this, a woman neighbour had also allegedly roughed her up. The councillor claimed that Sandeep had returned with a knife and threatened to kill her.

Based on her complaint and spot verification, police took Sandeep into custody.

An FIR was also registered at the Sector 24 police post under Sections 85 (cruelty by husband or his relatives towards a woman), 115(2)...