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Delhi Police Send Journalists’ Harassment Complaints to Crime Branch
Three female journalists said police officers sexually harassed them during a protest in New Delhi.
The protest took place on October 3 near Jantar Mantar.
Delhi Police said it received their complaints and sent them to the Crime Branch for investigation.
One journalist said she had waited for hours at a police station to file a complaint against an assistant commissioner.
She said no FIR had been registered at that time.
The protest was part of a campaign calling for the chief election commissioner to resign.
Protesters said they were concerned about changes to voter lists.
A student group also made allegations about how women were treated during the demonstrations.
Delhi Police said three female journalists alleged sexual harassment by police officers during an October 3 protest in New Delhi.
The New Delhi District transferred the complaints to the Crime Branch for a “fair and impartial enquiry.”
One journalist said she had waited more than three hours at Parliament Street police station to file a complaint against ACP Vivek Bhagat, with no FIR registered at that time.
The complaints arose amid protests near Jantar Mantar demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities.
AISA separately alleged that women protesters, journalists and lawyers were manhandled and that some women were groped.
- Who
- Three female journalists made complaints against Delhi Police officers.
- What
- Their sexual harassment complaints were transferred to the Crime Branch for enquiry.
- Where
- New Delhi, including protests near Jantar Mantar.
- When
- The allegations relate to an October 3, 2026 protest; Delhi Police announced the transfer on Sunday, October 4.
- Why
- The journalists alleged sexual harassment while police were handling the protest and law-and-order situation.
Key facts
- Complainants
- Three female journalists
- Alleged conduct
- Sexual harassment by police officers
- Incident date
- October 3, 2026
- Investigation agency
- Crime Branch
- Police district
- New Delhi District
- Protest location
- Near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Related demand
- Demonstrators sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities linked to electoral-roll revision.
Quotes
Delhi Police
The police department reporting receipt of the journalists’ complaints
“On 03-10-26, during the protest in New Delhi area, while being in law and order situation, allegations of sexual harassment were made by three female journalists against police officers.”
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