Delhi Police Suspend ACP Manasvi Vashishta After Protest

Delhi Police Assistant Commissioner of Police Manasvi Vashishta was suspended on November 3, a day after joining a demonstration by police personnel over his transfer and that of Shahdara Station House Officer Arun Kumar. Police sources cited violation of discipline as the reason, though the suspension order’s precise grounds have not been publicly detailed in the reports reviewed. The protest took place outside Delhi Police headquarters on November 2. Personnel sought the reinstatement of Vashishta and Arun Kumar and called for a formal process to address disputes involving police and lawyers. Vashishta urged the force to establish a standard operating procedure and a channel for officers to raise concerns. Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar met the demonstrators and heard their grievances; Delhi Police said he assured them that appropriate action would be taken on genuine concerns. The transfers followed an October 23 confrontation at Shahdara police station, where advocate Lalit Bansal allegedly suffered a serious head injury during a scuffle. District court lawyers began an indefinite strike over the handling of the incident and alleged that Vashishta and Arun Kumar...