New Delhi: Suspended Delhi Police ACP Manasvi Vashisht appears to be facing growing trouble. A public interest petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court over allegations that lawyers were threatened with an AK-47 and subjected to objectionable remarks. The petition seeks criminal and departmental action against the ACP and the police personnel concerned. The court refused to take suo motu cognizance in the matter and asked the lawyers to place a formal petition and the related evidence before it.
On Tuesday, November 3, lawyers raised the matter before a bench of Acting Chief Justice N.V. Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma. They alleged that during the protest outside the Police Headquarters on November 2, words such as “goons in black coats” were used for lawyers and threats were issued to shoot them with an AK-47. The bench said a properly filed petition, along with the available material, should be submitted, and the court would consider it.
The controversy began with the alleged assault on lawyer Lalit Bansal at Shahdara police station on October 23. Bansal suffered a serious head injury in the incident. Lawyers then began a strike demanding action against police officers. The strike was withdrawn after ACP Manasvi Vashisht and Station House Officer Arun Kumar were transferred on October 28.
On November 2, police personnel staged a protest outside the Police Headquarters against the transfers. After this, the Ministry of Home Affairs suspended Manasvi Vashisht. The petition filed in the High Court now seeks an investigation into the alleged threats and action against the officials concerned. At present, the court has not reached any final conclusion on the allegations.
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