Dozens of Delhi Police personnel protested outside their own headquarters.
\n\nOver 100 cops gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters on Monday to protest against the transfer of two policemen following a confrontation between police and lawyers at the Shahdara police station. The protesting police personnel demanded that Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Manasvi Vashistha and Shahdara Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Arun Kumar be reinstated to their previous postings.
\n\nThe controversy erupted following a confrontation between police and lawyers in the police station in which an advocate was injured. Following this, the lawyers called an indefinite strike; the ACP and the inspector were transferred. The lawyers then called off their protest.
\n\nReacting to the protest call by police, ACP Vashistha said the demonstration was an "organic call" and that he was joining it. He added that they had requested senior officers to provide them with a platform to present their views and had also submitted a formal application in this regard.
\n\n"We are confident that the senior officers will give us an opportunity to put forward our views. We will speak openly, and a solution to this matter will certainly emerge," he said.
\n\nThe protesting police personnel alleged misbehaviour and…
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