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Delhi Cop Asks To Hold Promotion Amid Sexual Harassment Probe
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News18•06-10-2026, 15:57
Delhi Cop Asks To Hold Promotion Amid Sexual Harassment Probe
- •Delhi Police officer Vivek Bhagat requested the Commissioner of Police to put his recent promotion order on hold.
- •The request follows an ongoing Crime Branch inquiry into sexual harassment allegations made against him by a woman journalist.
- •Bhagat was among 12 DANIPS officers assigned the Additional DCP charge in a routine administrative order issued on October 5.
- •The allegations stem from an October 3 protest at Jantar Mantar where the officer allegedly harassed a journalist covering the event.
- •Three complaints of sexual harassment during the protest have been transferred to the Crime Branch for a fair investigation.
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Vivek Bhagat asked the Police Commissioner to keep his order assigning him the Additional DCP charge on hold due to an ongoing Crime Branch enquiry into sexual harassment allegations against him.
The allegations stem from an independent woman journalist who claimed she was sexually harassed by Bhagat during an October 3 protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Vivek Bhagat is currently posted as the Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Connaught Place and was among 12 Selection Grade DANIPS officers assigned the Additional DCP charge before he voluntarily stepped aside pending the enquiry.
