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EXCLUSIVE Jahangirpuri Riots: VHP sought Delhi Police permission for Hanuman Jayanti procession
Siddhartha R • 3 years agoVHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain told Firstpost that the Delhi Police has arrested innocent Hindus whose property was attacked and who only resorted to self-defence
Jahangirpuri Hanuman Jayanti procession violence: Delhi Police arrests 23, eight with criminal record
Fp Staff • 3 years agoDelhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana assured action irrespective of guilty's community, religion and said that as many as nine people including police personnel and one civilian were injured during the incident
Delhi Commissioner Rakesh Asthana opens door for CAPF to join police; 'surprised', say senior officials
Ankur Sharma • 3 years agoAccording to the communication, a total of 460 posts will be filled up by CAPF jawans, ranking from constable to inspectors, who will join different wings of the Delhi Police
Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner
• 4 years agoThe petitioner, lawyer Sadre Alam, sought quashing of the 27 July order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs appointing Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner while granting him inter-cadre deputation and extension of service by one year
Delhi riots: Court terms probe into agitation 'very poor' in number of cases, seeks intervention of Commissioner
• 4 years agoAdditional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav made the observations while framing charges against one Ashraf Ali for 'attacking' police officials during the communal violence on 25 February, 2020
Delhi HC asks if any challenge to Rakesh Asthana's appointment as police chief 'pending anywhere'
• 4 years agoThe 1984-batch IPS officer, serving as the director-general of Border Security Force, was appointed Delhi Police Commissioner on 27 July, four days before his superannuation on 31 July
Delhi Police chief defends concrete barriers, fortified security at farmer protest sites; visits injured personnel
• 4 years agoOn being asked about the security measures, Shrivastava told reporters that he was surprised that nobody raised questions when protesters attacked policemen during the Republic Day tractor rally
Farmers Protest Updates: Northern Railway says 2 trains cancelled, 5 short-terminated, 5 diverted in Punjab
Fp Staff • 4 years agoFarmers Protest LIVE Updates: Meanwhile, traffic congestion was seen at the Delhi-Gurugram border as Delhi Police conducted the checking of vehicles, in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march protest
Senior IPS officer SN Shrivastava set to succeed Amulya Patnaik as Delhi Police chief after criticism over handling of communal violence
• 5 years agoSenior IPS officer SN Shrivastava was given the additional charge of the Delhi police commissioner with effect from Sunday, according to an official order.
Delhi Police says shortage of forces lead to spread of violence, deploys 1,000 personnel in riot-hit areas as toll climbs to nine
• 5 years agoThe Delhi Police told the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday that it did not have adequate forces to immediately control the violence that hit parts of Delhi claiming nine lives, including that of a policeman, officials said