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Delhi ACP Files FIR Against Journalist Over Casteist Remarks And Defamation
- •Delhi Police registered an FIR following a complaint by ACP Vivek Bhagat regarding caste-based humiliation, obstruction of duty, and defamation during an October 3 protest.
- •Bhagat alleged that an independent journalist made derogatory remarks about his Scheduled Caste identity and questioned his appointment near Jantar Mantar.
- •The ACP further stated that the journalist falsely accused him of sexual assault while he was facilitating the movement of a detained protesters bus.
- •Social media posts on X and Instagram allegedly portrayed Bhagat as a sexual predator, causing severe mental distress and damaging his reputation.
- •The FIR includes charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, while a separate sexual assault complaint by the journalist is being probed by the Crime Branch.
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Delhi Police registered an FIR following a complaint by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Bhagat, who alleged caste-based humiliation, defamation, intimidation, and obstruction of official duty during an October 3 protest.
ACP Bhagat alleged that the journalist made casteist slurs against his Megh/Mehgwal community and accused him of sexual assault to obstruct his duties. He also claimed that the journalist and various social media handles damaged his reputation by posting and circulating content labeling him a sexual predator.
The FIR has been filed under sections 221, 356(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alongside sections 3(1)(p), 3(1)(q), 3(1)(r), and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
