Delhi ACP suspended a day after police protest at HQ
Manasvi Vashistha was suspended after officers gathered outside Delhi Police headquarters over the transfers of two officers.
Key facts
Story- ACP Manasvi Vashistha was suspended a day after a protest outside Delhi Police headquarters.
- The protest followed the transfer of Vashistha and Shahdara SHO Inspector Arun Kumar.
- The protest began after a confrontation with lawyers at Shahdara police station.
A senior Delhi Police officer has been suspended a day after she helped lead a protest by police personnel at the force's headquarters. ACP Manasvi Vashistha received the suspension letter on Monday, 3 November.
Hundreds of officers gathered outside police headquarters on 2 November. They were protesting the transfer of Vashistha and Shahdara SHO Inspector Arun Kumar. The transfers followed a confrontation between police and lawyers at Shahdara police station.
The officers said they were worried about the dignity of the force. They also called for a structured grievance-redressal mechanism, a formal way for officers to raise complaints and have them heard. After the protest, officers met the police commissioner, who promised to address the genuine grievances they had raised.
The transfers and the protest come after a clash between police and lawyers at Shahdara, a district in east Delhi.
Police have not said what triggered the confrontation.
It is not clear whether the suspension will be challenged or whether the transfers will be reversed. Police have not said how the commissioner plans to follow up on the officers' grievances, or when.
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