‘Females treated with dignity’: Delhi Police reject assault claims, issue journalist guidelines as accused cop gets promoted
- On Oct 5, Delhi officials assigned additional deputy commissioner charges to 12 officers, including ACP Vivek Bhagat, who faces sexual harassment allegations from three journalists following an Oct 3 protest at Jantar Mantar.
- Three journalists accused Delhi Police officers of sexual harassment during the Oct 3 protest at Jantar Mantar; New Delhi DCP Sachin Sharma described the claims as "baseless and misleading."
- Officials clarified that the proposal to confer charges was initiated "much before the present set of events," noting the assignment confers no financial benefit and is temporary.
- ACP Vivek Bhagat requested to not avail the assignment until a full enquiry into the harassment allegations is satisfactorily concluded; consequently, the government modified the order to include only the 11 remaining officers.
- The Delhi Police has forwarded the harassment complaints to the Crime Branch for further enquiry, while the department issued an advisory requiring journalists to keep their accreditation cards "visibly displayed at all times" during protests.
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<p> New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI): The current duty charge (CDC) of the post of additional deputy commissioner of police to Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Vivek Bhagat -- accused of sexually harassing a woman journalist during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar here -- has been withheld, the Delhi government said late on Monday.</p><p> A Delhi government order earlier in the day assigned CDC of additional DCP to 12 DANIPS officers including Bhagat.</p><…
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"Some social media handles are claiming that female protesters were subjected to physical assault. These allegations are baseless and misleading. Female protesters are handled by female staff and are treated with dignity and due regard," said DCP Sachin Sharma.
‘Females treated with dignity’: Delhi Police reject assault claims, issue journalist guidelines as accused cop gets promoted
Amid allegations of sexual harassment by women reporters at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police has issued guidelines for journalists covering protests.
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