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Ex-Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi Alleges Incommunicado Delhi Police Questioning
Ashish Joshi, a former government official, was questioned by Delhi Police for about nine hours.
The questioning was related to social media posts about the Election Commission of India.
Joshi said officers took him after his morning walk and told him it would take very little time.
He said he was not allowed to tell his wife where he was for several hours.
Joshi said he was allowed to make a phone call at 6:38 pm.
He described the police conduct as a violation of rules protecting people in custody.
Police sources said he was questioned in a case registered two days earlier.
Delhi Police had not immediately responded to his claims.
Former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi said Delhi Police questioned him for nearly nine hours over social media posts concerning the Election Commission of India.
Joshi alleged that police did not allow him to inform his wife about his whereabouts for several hours.
Police sources said Joshi was picked up in Chanakyapuri for questioning in a case registered two days earlier.
The case was registered under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, concerning alleged provocation likely to cause a riot.
Joshi was released in the evening, and Delhi Police had not immediately responded to his allegations.
- Who
- Former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi and the Special Cell of Delhi Police.
- What
- Joshi was questioned for nearly nine hours over social media posts concerning the Election Commission of India, and alleged he was kept unable to contact his wife.
- Where
- He was reportedly picked up in Chanakyapuri and questioned at the Special Cell office in New Friends Colony, New Delhi.
- When
- The questioning took place on Wednesday, with Joshi discussing it on Thursday, September 3.
- Why
- Police sources linked the questioning to a case under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita concerning alleged provocation likely to cause a riot.
Joshi’s Allegations
Police Account
Communication with family
Joshi’s Allegations
Joshi alleged that police prevented him from informing his wife about his whereabouts for several hours and said this caused panic among his family and friends.
Police Account
Police sources described the pickup as questioning in a registered case; Delhi Police had not immediately responded to the allegation about communication.
Legal safeguards
Joshi’s Allegations
Joshi said the conduct violated the Supreme Court’s D K Basu judgment and the constitutional safeguard under Article 22(1).
Police Account
The available police account did not address Joshi’s legal claims or explain whether the safeguards were followed.
Reason for questioning
Joshi’s Allegations
Joshi referred to questioning over social media posts concerning the Election Commission of India.
Police Account
Police sources said the case was registered under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which concerns provocation likely to cause a riot.
Key facts
- Person questioned
- Ashish Joshi, a former controller of communications in the Department of Telecommunications
- Questioning duration
- Nearly nine hours
- Reported pickup location
- Chanakyapuri
- Questioning unit
- The Special Cell of Delhi Police
- Case provision
- Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Phone call
- Joshi said he was allowed to call at 6:38 pm
- Release
- He was released in the evening
Quotes
Ashish Joshi
Former bureaucrat questioned by the Delhi Police Special Cell
“following instructions”
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“blatant violation”
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Sources
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