After Sexual Harassment Charges, Delhi ACP Vivek Bhagat’s Counter-FIR Against Journalist Rosy

Delhi ACP Vivek Bhagat has filed a complaint alleging casteist remarks against him during the October 3 protest against the Election Commission.

Delhi ACP Vivek Bhagat, who is facing sexual harassment allegations by women journalists covering the ongoing SIR protests, has filed a counter-FIR against journalist Rosy, who accused him of inappropriately touching her. In his complaint, Bhagat alleged that Rosy and two others subjected him to casteist slurs.

Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Rosy, Gajendra Singh, associated with a news portal, and an unidentified person. As per the FIR, the trio subjected Bhagat to caste-based humiliation, intimidation and obstruction of official duty during a protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) on October 3.

The FIR was registered at Parliament Street police station on October 13.

According to Bhagat's complaint, he was deployed for law-and-order duty at Buta Singh Roundabout in central Delhi when protesters attempted to march towards Jantar Mantar. The protest was organised against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid allegations relating to the revision of electoral rolls.

Bhagat, who is posted in the Connaught Place subdivision of New Delhi district and belongs to the Scheduled Caste community, alleged that he and his operator…

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