ACP Manasvi Vashishta has been suspended following a protest by Delhi Police personnel over his transfer.
\n\nDelhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Manasvi Vashishta has reportedly been suspended with immediate effect by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), a day after an unprecedented protest by police personnel outside the force's headquarters in the national capital. The suspension comes amid growing tensions within the force following the transfer of Vashishta and another officer over a confrontation between police personnel and lawyers in Shahdara.
\n\nThe reported action against Vashishta follows Monday's demonstration, in which around 80-100 Delhi Police personnel, including women officers, gathered outside Police Headquarters (PHQ), demanding that the transfer orders against the ACP and Shahdara Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Arun Kumar be withdrawn.
\n\nThe MHA reportedly took a serious view of the demonstration, particularly Vashistha's role in mobilising personnel and addressing the gathering.
\n\nOfficials are said to have viewed the protest and the ACP's speech as violations of discipline within the force, with concerns that the public demonstration could further aggravate tensions between the police and lawyers.
\n\nThe controversy dates back to an October 23 incident at Shahdara police station, where advocate Lalit Bansal allegedly sustained a serious head…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi
