Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Srinivas BV on Friday said the Delhi Police's Crime Branch questioned him about the assistance being provided by him to people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Police called me this morning and came to my office around 11.45 am. They questioned how you are doing it," he said.

However, the Delhi Police said the questioning has been done following a Delhi High Court order.

The high court has directed the city police to conduct an inquiry into politicians involved in the distribution of COVID-19 medicines and other items, and take steps for lodging of FIR in case of offence, a senior police officer said.

In compliance with the directions of the high court, the inquiry is being conducted into several people, the officer said.

On May 4, the Delhi High Court had asked the police to examine the instances of politicians allegedly procuring and distributing Remdesivir, used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, in the national capital and take steps for lodging of FIR in case of offence.

Senior Congress leader tweeted his support for Srinivas. “The one who saves is always bigger than the one who destroys,” he wrote in Hindi.

The Youth Congress leader later told NDTV that he was not scared of anything as he had done nothing illegal.

"We will not stop our work, we are not scared," he said.

"We have not done anything wrong, if our smallest efforts can help save a life we will not stop or be scared of such PILs,” Srinivas added.