Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Delhi Police Constable Suspended Over BRICS Firearm Videos
A Delhi Police constable named Deepak Bangar appeared in Instagram videos with guns.
He was wearing an identity card for the BRICS Summit, an important international meeting.
One video showed a service pistol, and another showed a sniper rifle.
The videos were made while he was assigned to summit security.
People online questioned whether this was safe and appropriate.
Police removed him from summit duty and suspended him.
News18 also reported that he was arrested.
Police are investigating what happened and whether rules were broken.
In a separate incident, police quickly found a South African delegate’s missing bag containing cash.
Delhi Police constable Deepak Bangar was suspended after Instagram videos showed him displaying a service pistol and sniper rifle.
One video showed Bangar wearing a BRICS Summit 2026 identity card while making a reel in civilian clothing.
A second video showed him using a sniper-rifle scope from a terrace near visible VVIP structures, though the exact location was not confirmed.
News18 reported that Bangar was arrested, while reports also said he was removed from BRICS duty and sent back to Delhi Police’s northwest district.
A departmental inquiry will examine how the videos were recorded and uploaded and whether departmental rules were violated; police separately recovered a South African delegate’s missing cash bag.
- Who
- Delhi Police constable Deepak Bangar and, in a separate incident, a South African BRICS delegate.
- What
- Bangar was suspended and reportedly arrested after videos showed him displaying firearms while wearing a BRICS Summit identity card; police separately recovered the delegate’s missing cash bag.
- When
- The firearm videos surfaced on September 12, 2026, during the BRICS Summit, and the reports were published on September 13, 2026.
- Where
- The videos were associated with Bangar’s summit security assignment in New Delhi, but their exact location was not confirmed; the delegate’s bag was recovered from a cab after travel between Gurugram and central Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the inquiry would establish how the videos were recorded and uploaded and whether departmental rules were violated.
Public Concern
Police Response
Firearms and summit security
Public Concern
Social media users questioned why a police officer assigned to a sensitive, high-security operation was recording and sharing firearm videos.
Police Response
Delhi Police removed Bangar from summit duty, suspended him and ordered an inquiry to determine the circumstances and any rule violations.
Location of the footage
Public Concern
An online post suggested the footage might have been recorded near Bharat Mandapam and raised concerns about visible VVIP structures.
Police Response
The exact location of the videos was not confirmed in the reports, so the inquiry is expected to establish where and how they were recorded.
- Constable identified
- Deepak Bangar, a Delhi Police constable posted in the northwest district.
- Videos
- Instagram clips showed a service pistol and a sniper rifle; the account was later blocked.
- Summit identification
- Bangar was shown wearing a BRICS Summit 2026 identity card.
- Action taken
- He was removed from BRICS duty, suspended with immediate effect and sent back to the northwest district; News18 also reported his arrest.
- Inquiry
- A departmental inquiry was ordered into the recording and uploading of the videos and possible rule violations.
- Summit venue
- The 18th BRICS Summit 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
- Separate recovery
- Delhi Police recovered a South African delegate’s bag containing about ₹3 lakh in Indian and US currency from a cab within 35 minutes of being alerted.
