‘Casteist remarks, obstruction of duty’: ACP Vivek Bhagat files FIR against journalist, 2 others
- On Tuesday, Delhi Police registered an FIR against an independent journalist and Cockroach Janta Party members after Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat alleged they made casteist remarks and obstructed duty during an October 3 protest.
- Bhagat, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste community, alleged the journalist pointed to his nameplate and said, "He is a Bhagat, they are Meghwals, lower caste," intending to humiliate him during law-and-order duties.
- The officer alleged that the journalist and CJP members, including Abhijeet Dipke and Ratna Singh, "ambushed" him and labeled him a "sexual predator" and "potential rapist" on X and Instagram.
- Delhi Police recently arrested an individual for circulating an AI-generated video portraying Bhagat "misbehaving"; the journalist's sexual harassment complaint remains under inquiry by the Crime Branch, with no FIR registered against the officer.
- Police also cited "repeated attempts to disturb public peace" in separate actions against 14 CJP members, as authorities maintain the allegations in Bhagat's complaint remain under investigation and have not yet been established as fact.
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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Delhi Police have registered an FIR under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on a complaint filed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat, alleging caste-based humiliation, intimidation and obstruction of official duty during a protest in the national capital on October 3. India News | Delhi Police Register FIR Under SC/ST Act over Alleged Castei…
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