Delhi Police register a first information report after Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Bhagat alleges that a journalist made casteist remarks during and around a protest. The Hindu reports that the case is registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, relating to “casteist remarks” and alleged humiliation and obstruction of duty.
The journalist’s earlier complaint alleging sexual harassment against the ACP is not part of the FIR. According to The Hindu, that complaint remains under inquiry by the Crime Branch. Scroll.in also reports that an FIR is registered against the journalist based on the officer’s allegations, while NDTV states Bhagat claims the journalist used derogatory caste language in public during the protest.
Across outlets, the core dispute centers on competing claims: the journalist’s allegation of sexual harassment versus the officer’s allegation of caste-based slurs, with parallel steps taken by police for different complaints.
