Cops protest outside police HQ, IPS officers condemn assault by lawyers on Twitter
Saurabh Kumar (Photo-Video) Lokesh Goswami Tennews New Delhi :
New Delhi: On November 5 Hundreds of Delhi Police officers protested at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) at ITO. They protested against repeated incidents of violence against them by the lawyers.
A parking row between police personnel and lawyers on Saturday had escalated leading to violence at the Tis Hazari Court complex.
The police personnel, in uniform, were seen wearing black bands to condemn the attacks on their ranks.
At least 20 police personnel and several lawyers were injured and many vehicles were damaged in the incident. The lawyers alleged that the police fired at them.
The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the violence by a team comprising a retired judge, Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Intelligence Bureau and Vigilance.
Meanwhile, several IPS officers took to Twitter to condemn the continued attack on policemen.
Karnataka IPS officer, D Roopa, said that the assault was a “mockery of the system”. She said if a “strict action” is not taken against the perpetrators, it will dampen the morale of officers and “embolden hooligans”.
On the Delhi High Court’s order, Special Commissioner (in-charge Law and Order) Sanjay Singh was removed on Monday and Special Commissioner R.S. Krishnaiya was given the additional charge.
