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Delhi Govt Withholds Additional DCP Charge From ACP Vivek Bhagat Amid Harassment Probe
- •The Delhi government withheld the current duty charge of additional deputy commissioner of police assigned to ACP Vivek Bhagat.
- •Bhagat is accused of sexually harassing a woman journalist during a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 3.
- •The government clarified that the duty charge was a temporary arrangement initiated on August 25 before the protests occurred.
- •Bhagat himself requested not to avail the assignment until a full inquiry into the harassment allegations is concluded.
- •Three women journalists filed complaints of sexual harassment, which have been forwarded to the Crime Branch for further inquiry.
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The Delhi government withheld ACP Vivek Bhagat's current duty charge of additional DCP after he requested not to avail it until a full inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against him is satisfactorily concluded. Bhagat was accused of sexually harassing a woman journalist during an October 3 protest at Jantar Mantar.
Three women journalists accused Delhi Police officers of sexual harassment during an October 3 protest against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's functioning and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The Delhi Police received these complaints and forwarded them to the Crime Branch for further inquiry.
No, the Delhi government clarified that the assignment of the current duty charge is a temporary arrangement that confers no financial benefits, nor can any statutory duties of regular incumbents be exercised by the assigned officers.
