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Delhi Officer Seeks Hold on Additional DCP Charge
Vivek Bhagat is a Delhi Police officer who was assigned the current duty charge of Additional DCP.
He asked the Police Commissioner to pause the order for him.
He said an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against him is still pending with the Crime Branch.
The allegations have not been described in these reports as proven.
Bhagat works as an SDPO at Connaught Place.
The order included 12 officers, but the government said it would be changed so the other 11 could receive the charge.
The government said planning for the order began before the allegations came up.
Three women journalists have accused police personnel of harassment during a protest at Jantar Mantar.
Vivek Bhagat asked Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar to keep his Additional DCP charge order on hold.
Bhagat cited a pending Crime Branch enquiry into sexual harassment allegations against him.
He is posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Connaught Place and was one of 12 DANIPS officers assigned the charge.
The Delhi government said Bhagat voluntarily asked not to take the charge until an inquiry is completed, and that the order would be revised for the other 11 officers.
The government said the proposal began on August 25, before the allegations surfaced; three women journalists accused police personnel of harassment during an October 3 protest at Jantar Mantar.
- Who
- Delhi Police officer Vivek Bhagat, the Delhi government, and three women journalists who filed complaints.
- What
- Bhagat requested that his assignment to the current duty charge of Additional DCP be put on hold while a Crime Branch enquiry is pending.
- Where
- Delhi, including the protest site at Jantar Mantar.
- When
- The charge order was issued on October 5, 2026; the protest took place on October 3.
- Why
- Bhagat cited the pending Crime Branch enquiry into sexual harassment allegations against him.
Key facts
- Officer
- Vivek Bhagat
- Current post
- Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Connaught Place
- Assigned charge
- Current duty charge of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police
- Request
- Asked that the charge order concerning him alone be kept on hold
- Inquiry
- Complaints were forwarded to the Crime Branch for further inquiry
- Order
- Issued October 5 to 12 DANIPS officers, including Bhagat
- Government response
- Said the order would be revised for the remaining 11 officers
- Alleged incident
- Three women journalists accused police personnel of sexual harassment during an October 3 protest at Jantar Mantar
Quotes
Vivek Bhagat
Assistant Commissioner of Police who requested that his additional DCP charge order be held.
“However, considering the enquiry pending against me in the Crime Branch Delhi Police regarding allegations against me by a YouTuber, I hereby give my consent to keep this order concerning only me on hold.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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