Delhi Police ACP (Connaught Place) Vivek Bhagat, who has been accused of sexually harassing a female journalist during an anti-CEC protest at Jantar Mantar, was promoted to the rank of Additional DCP on Monday.
Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi condemn incident
The police said on Sunday that their complaints had been forwarded to the Crime Branch for a detailed investigation. Eleven other officers were also promoted along with Bhagat. Three women journalists have accused senior Delhi Police officers of sexual harassment during Saturday’s protest against the Election Commission at Jantar Mantar. One of the journalists alleged that she questioned ACP Vivek Bhagat about the absence of women police personnel while protesters were being detained. “Police personnel were detaining protesters, and there were no women police personnel present at the spot. I asked ACP Vivek Bhagat of the Delhi Police about the absence of women police personnel, following which he sexually assaulted me and pushed me back”, the woman journalist alleged. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi criticised the incident and accused the police of failing to fulfil their basic duty.
The Delhi Police said in a post on X that the allegations were made on October 3 during the protest in the New Delhi area.
Senior police officers said the promotion was part of a routine order and that the request for it had been sent a long time ago. It said the complaints received by the New Delhi district had been transferred to the Crime Branch for a “fair and impartial enquiry”.
