India, Aug. 22 -- The Delhi police detained on Friday a friend of Rajeshbhai Khimji, who has been arrested for attacking Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a 'Jan Sunwai' program at her Civil Lines residence.

Khimji's friend, identified as Tehseen Syed, was detained from Rajkot. Syed had allegedly transferred money to the accused, ANI reported.

The Delhi police is currently tracking a total of ten people who were in contact with Khimji through calls and chats in the lead up to the attack, sources told ANI.

Sources further said that one of the suspects in the case would be brought to Delhi, while statements of five others, whose data has been retrieved from the mobile of the accused, will be recorded.

The police questioned the five peop...