Assistant commissioner of police (Connaught Place) Vivek Bhagat wrote to the Delhi Police Commissioner on Monday, seeking to put his promotion order on hold. Bhagat was assigned the current duty charge of additional DCP, but the order was reportedly put on hold on the officer’s request.
He is posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Connaught Place. However, the order particularly concerning Bhagat was put on hold following allegations of sexual harassment by a woman during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar recently. Police are yet to file an FIR based on the woman’s complaint.
ACP Vivek Bhagat is a 2018 batch DANIPS officer, who was among the 12 officials promoted to the additional DCP rank on Monday.
“Considering the enquiry pending against me in crime branch Delhi Police regarding allegations against me by a YouTuber, I hereby consent to keep this order concerning only me on hold,” Bhagat said in a letter on Monday, the same day he received the promotion. As stated in an earlier HT report, a senior police officer said, “The request for this was sent way back.
This was before the protests and the case.
