New Delhi: The stage has been set for an honourable exit for Delhi Police chief Amulya Patnaik, who came under fire for the police incompetence in handling a spate of violent clashes over the last few months. According to sources, while bodies of riot victims were being fished out from drains and recovered from lanes of […]
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Delhi Police Commissioner gets one month extension
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday approved the extension of Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik’s tenure by one month ahead of the Assembly elections in Delhi due on February 8. The poll panle gave its nod to the Union Home Ministry’s proposal to grant extension to Patnaik who was to retire on Friday. Sources […]
Delhi Police chief given powers to exercise NSA for 3 months
New Delhi: Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal has given city Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to exercise the powers of detaining authority under the stringent National Security Act for three months. In a notification dated January 10, the Lt Governor said: “Whereas the Lt Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is satisfied that it is […]
PM hints at continuance of Delhi Police chief Patnaik
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Sunday, giving a clean chit to the police by blaming the politics for violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the national capital, speculations about the continuance of Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik are set to subside. The Delhi Police have been under the central […]
Will protect self-respect of force: Delhi Police Commissioner
New Delhi: Soon after the agitating police personnel called off their 11-hour protest at the police headquarters (PHQ), here on Tuesday, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik asserted that the feelings of the force had been conveyed to the senior functionaries and it would continue to protect the self-respect of the force. “The Delhi Police have been […]
Unprecedented police revolt highlights victimization of lower ranks
New Delhi: The unprecedented revolt by the constabulary of Delhi Police against the top brass demanding the removal of Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik highlights the continuous victimization of lower rank officials in the force for last four years. The police protest in the national capital is a lesson for the lawmakers about their role […]
Home Minister summons Delhi top cop over communal clashes, temple vandalism
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik over the communal clashes and temple vandalism that took place on Sunday night in central Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Shah, Patnaik stated that four people have been arrested in the incident. “It was a […]
No mail over threat to PM Modi: Delhi Police
New Delhi : Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik has not received a mail carrying a life threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an officer said on Saturday. “Reports that mention that Commissioner received a mail carrying a threat to kill Prime Minister are completely baseless and false,” a senior police officer said, reacting to the […]
No racism involved in ‘attack’ on Kashmiris: Delhi Police
New Delhi : Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Saturday told Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba that the alleged attack on a group of Kashmiris in the national capital involved a local issue and had nothing to do with their origin, an officer said. “During a briefing, Amulya Patnaik told Gauba, the incident was triggered […]