According to the Delhi government, ACP Vivek Bhagat had requested that he will not take up the new charge until “a full enquiry has been conducted in the matter.”
Published: October 6, 2026, 10:30 AM IST
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Jantar Mantar Anti-CEC Protest: Promotion of Delhi ACP accused of harassing journalist put on hold – What Happened? | Image: X
Jantar Mantar Anti-CEC Protest: The Delhi Home Department has put a routine order to promote Assistant Commissioner of Police (Connaught Place) Vivek Bhagat to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police on holdThe order was put on hold following Bhagat’s requestThe development comes two days after the officer’s name emerged in a police complaint filed by a female journalistIn her complaint, the female journalist has accused Vivek Bhagat of sexually harassing her while she was reporting on a protest near Jantar Mantar.
