File FIR Against ACP By Monday Noon’: CJP Co-Convenor Warns Delhi Police Over Journalist Harassment Allegation
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Saurav Das has issued an ultimatum to Delhi Police over an alleged incident of sexual assault involving an independent journalist during a protest at Jantar Mantar. Das accused the police of refusing to register an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat and said the case must be registered by noon on October 4, failing which journalists and other protesters would return to the police station and demand a copy of the FIR.
Saurav Das Accuses Delhi Police Of Protecting ACP
Das said he and CJP leader Ratna Singh approached the police after learning about the allegation. He claimed that several journalists and protesters had already been demonstrating outside the police station and repeatedly demanding that an FIR be registered.
Questioning the alleged delay, Das accused Delhi Police of protecting ACP Vivek Bhagat instead of acting on the complaint.
He alleged that police had been told they could take time to examine video footage of the incident, but maintained that an FIR should be registered by noon on October 4.
Das warned that if the FIR was not filed by the deadline, the journalist community and other protesters would return to the police station and demand a copy of the FIR.
Case Transferred To Crime Branch
The controversy comes amid ongoing CJP-led protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Delhi Police on Saturday registered three FIRs in connection with the October 2 protests involving student organisations, political parties and civil society activists who attempted to gather at Jantar Mantar. Police said no individual or organisation was named as an accused in those FIRs.
The latest allegation follows earlier complaints by CJP supporters regarding police conduct during recent protests. The party had previously sought stricter charges in a case involving injuries allegedly sustained by a CJP supporter during a Jantar Mantar protest.
Police have also faced allegations of excessive force during the recent demonstrations, including an AAP-shared video that purportedly showed a Delhi Police officer punching a detained protester.
