ACP Manasvi Vashishta, who led protest outside Delhi Police headquarters, suspended for ‘violation of discipline’

ACP Manasvi Vashishta, who spearheaded a protest outside the Delhi Police headquarters on Monday (November 2, 2026), has been suspended for "violation of discipline," according to Delhi Police sources. The demonstration, involving around 100 police personnel gathered at Gate No. 1, aimed to meet Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar regarding recent conflicts with lawyers at the Shahdara police station.

Vashishta and Arun Kumar, the Station House Officer of Shahdara, were transferred following an indefinite strike by city lawyers over the handling of an assault case involving advocate Lalit Bansal. The protest lasted nearly three hours, during which the demonstrators raised five demands, including a standard operating procedure for dealing with confrontations involving lawyers, limiting the number of lawyers entering a police station, and registering FIRs against lawyers involved in misconduct.

Vashishta conveyed the demands to Commissioner Anurag Kumar, who listened to the demands and started discussing them. The transfers followed the October 23 altercation at Shahdara police station, where an advocate suffered a head injury. Lawyers subsequently called an indefinite strike, demanding action against the officers involved.

Vashishta was transferred to the Special Police Unit for Women and Children, while Arun Kumar was moved to the Security Branch. The lawyers lifted their strike after the transfer orders were issued.