Delhi Police shunts out SHO of Jahangirpuri police station in the case of Jahangirpuri clashes

New Delhi, May 10

The Delhi Police has shunted out State Head Officer (SHO) of Jahangirpuri police station almost a month after clashes broke out during Shobha Yatra on Hanuman Janyanti in Janahngiruri of North West Delhi. 

An order issued by Delhi Police Headquarters, stated “Inspector Arun Kumar is hereby transferred from Rashtrapati Bhavan and posted as SHO (Jahangirpuri) in northwest district with immediate effect. He should be relieved at once with the direction to join his new assignment and report compliance to this headquarters. After relieving him, ACPs must be recorded/reviewed on the same next day. DCP concerned should ensure compliance.”

A Rohini court, in an order on May 7, had noted that there was “utter failure” on the part of Delhi Police in stopping a Hanuman Jayanti procession held without permission at Jahangirpuri. 

The court had also mentioned that the contents of the FIR itself show that the local staff of the police station in Jahangirpuri, led by Inspector Rajiv Ranjan, as well as other officials were “accompanying the said illegal procession” on its route instead of stopping it.

The court further mentioned that it appears that local police, instead of performing their duty in stopping the said illegal procession in the beginning itself and dispersing the crowd, was accompanying them to the entire route which later on led to unfortunate riots between the two communities.