Jantar Mantar protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation: Delhi orders liquor shops shut on October 9-10
The Delhi government has ordered the closure of retail liquor shops across the national capital citing the “prevailing situation” and inputs from the Delhi Police as a precautionary measure to maintain public order.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Bhagat is currently facing allegations of sexual harassment during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi. According to three women journalists, Bhagat allegedly assaulted them while they were reporting the protests in Jantar Mantar. Bhagat, a 2018-batch IPS officer, was initially posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) in Connaught Place.
Following the allegations, the Delhi Police received three complaints and transferred them to the Crime Branch for inquiry. The Press Club of India urged the Delhi Police to act on the complaint immediately, stating that behavior like this cannot be normalized in a democracy. Bhagat, a DANIPS officer, has since written to the Delhi Police Chief, requesting that the order granting him the additional duty charge be kept on hold until the enquiry is completed.
The government has clarified that the proposal to assign the additional duty charge to the 12 officers, including Bhagat, was initiated on August 25 and approved on October 5.
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