Delhi MHA suspends ACP Manasvi Vashistha after lawyers' scuffle at Shahdara station
· India · Indian Express, Telegraph India
Ministry of Home Affairs suspended ACP Manasvi Vashistha immediately following a scuffle between lawyers and police at Delhi's Shahdara police station on October 23, in which an advocate allegedly sustained a serious head injury. The ministry stated that departmental proceedings are contemplated against the 2019-batch DANIPS officer but did not specify the grounds for the proposed action. An MHA order marked 'Most Immediate' placed Vashistha under suspension under Rule 10 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, and barred him from leaving headquarters in Delhi without prior approval during the suspension period. The order additionally entitles Vashistha to a subsistence allowance equal to half-average pay plus dearness allowance, subject to a certificate that he has not been employed in any profit-making business or vocation.
Why it matters
The suspension and travel restriction directly affect ACP Vashistha's posting and livelihood during the pending departmental proceedings, while the broader incident underscores escalating tensions between Delhi Police and the legal community following the Shahdara station scuffle.
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