New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has taken cognisance of the protest and gherao by police personnel outside the Delhi Police headquarters and has sought a detailed report from Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar.
Following the development, the Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Manasvi Vashishth, who led the protest, with immediate effect.
According to information, a large number of Delhi Police personnel and officers had gathered outside the police headquarters on Jai Singh Road on November 2. They were opposing the transfer of ACP Manasvi Vashishth and Arun Kumar, the then SHO of Shahdara police station. Both officers were transferred after a dispute between police personnel and lawyers at Shahdara police station on October 23.
During the protest, police personnel demanded the reinstatement of their officers, action against the lawyers involved in the dispute, and a hearing on the grievances of police personnel. ACP Manasvi Vashishth, who was leading the protest, was suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The ministry’s order mentions that departmental proceedings against him are proposed.
Taking the matter seriously, Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar held a meeting with senior officers and directed that the problems of police personnel be heard regularly and resolved within a fixed time frame. The meeting also discussed creating a coordination mechanism to reduce the growing tension between the police administration and lawyers.
The developments have triggered a fresh debate over the administrative functioning of Delhi Police and the police-lawyer dispute.
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