New Delhi : Delhi Police officer Vivek Bhagat, who was promoted to the rank of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), has himself asked the Commissioner of Police to keep his promotion order on hold, citing an ongoing Crime Branch enquiry into Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP’s) allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Bhagat, currently posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) at Connaught Place Police Station in New Delhi, was among 12 police officers promoted to the rank of Additional DCP through an order issued on October 5 (Monday). In a letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner, Bhagat said an enquiry was pending against him in connection with allegations made by a YouTuber and sought that the order concerning his promotion be kept on hold.
“Every day, Delhi Police stoops to a new low. Vivek Bhagat, accused of molesting a female journalist, instead of facing action, gets promoted to Additional DCP. What kind of system are we living in, where an allegation of molestation is followed by a promotion?” CJP posted on X, questioning the promotion of the 32-year-old SDPO.
CJP’s co-convener Saurav Das has accused Bhagat of groping a woman journalist during the protest and demanded his suspension and registration of an FIR. Founder and Convener of the CJP, Abhijeet Dipke, has also alleged that police refused to register an FIR on the woman’s complaint. Three complaints alleging sexual harassment and manhandling by Delhi Police personnel were transferred to the Crime Branch on October 4 (Sunday) for what Delhi Police called a “fair and impartial inquiry”.
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