Delhi Police
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| Elected officer responsible | Amit Shah |
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| Minister of Home Affairs (India | |
| Headquarters location | New Delhi, India |
| Operations jurisdiction | Delhi |
| General nature | Local civilian police; Local civilian agency |
| Population | 16,753,235 |
| Founded | New Delhi |
| India | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2077134 |
About Delhi Police
The Delhi Police is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi. In 2015, sanctioned strength of DP was 84,536 making it one of the largest metropolitan police forces in the world. About 25% of Delhi Police strength is earmarked for VVIP security.
NewsClick: Delhi police raid homes of prominent journalists
... Delhi Police spokesperson Suman Nalwa declined the BBC s request for comment and said she would " share the details when she gets them"...
Delhi's earliest crimes revealed by 1800s police records
... Originally filed in the tenacious Urdu shikastah script - which also has words in Arabic and Persian - the FIRs were translated and complied by a team led by Assistant Commissioner of Delhi Police Rajendra Singh Kalkal, he also illustrated each of the cases himself...
Wrestlers' protest: IOC says police action against Indian athletes very disturbing
... On Tuesday, he told reporters that the Delhi Police was investigating and that they would arrest him if they found anything against him...
Indian Olympic wrestlers detained as latest protest escalates
... " Strongly condemn the way Delhi Police manhandled Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers, " tweeted West Bengal s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from the All India Trinamool Congress party...
India wrestlers risk Olympic dream for '#MeToo' protest
... Mr Singh, who has been questioned by the Delhi Police, has denied the allegations and called the protests politically motivated...
Chhawla rape: India shocked as men sentenced to death freed
... The BBC has emailed top Delhi Police officials for comment...
Sidhu Moose Wala: What we know about India rapper's murder
... At a press conference on Monday, HS Dhaliwal, commissioner of Delhi Police s special cell investigating the killing, alleged that the three men had carried out multiple recces before killing Moose Wala - the rapper was hit by 24 bullets and died on his way to hospital...
Nupur Sharma: The Indian woman behind offensive Prophet Muhammad comments
... After journalist and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair shared a clip of her outburst on Twitter, she tweeted to Delhi Police saying that she was being " bombarded with rape, death and beheading threats against my sister, mother, father and myself"...
Wrestlers' protest: IOC says police action against Indian athletes very disturbing
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned The Way India 's top wrestlers are being treated during their ongoing protest.
It has also demanded an investigation into allegations that Indian Wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh sexually harassed female athletes.
The Wrestlers were on Sunday as they tried to march to The new Parliament Building .
They were demanding The resignation and arrest of The Federation chief.
Mr Singh, who is also an influential MP from The governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has denied The allegations and accused The Wrestlers of being " politically motivated".
On Tuesday, he told reporters that The Delhi Police was investigating and that they would arrest him if they found anything against him. " Let The Investigation take place, it is in The Hands of Delhi Police , " he.
Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and two-time world champion medallist Vinesh Phogat , were among those who were detained and later released by The Police on Sunday. The Police also filed against them.
Visuals of The athletes being dragged and carried off in buses went viral, sparking criticism from top athletes and opposition politicians.
In a statement on Tuesday night, The IOC " urged The safety and wellbeing of these athletes" and called for " a speedy conclusion" of The Investigation .
It said it had been in close contact with United World Wrestling (UWW) - The International organisation governing Amateur Wrestling - over The Situation .
The UWW also saying that it was following " with great concern" The Wrestlers ' protests " over allegations of abuse and harassment by The President of The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)".
" It expresses its disappointment over The lack of results of The investigations So Far , " The Statement said and added that The UWW would hold a meeting with The Wrestlers to inquire about their safety and " reconfirm our support for a fair and just resolution of their concerns".
The UWW also said that it might suspend The WFI if its upcoming elections were not held On Time .
The Wrestlers , who have been protesting for over a month now, had first protested in January but called it off after Mr Singh was stripped of his administrative powers by The Sports ministry and The government promised to investigate their complaints.
However, they, calling for his arrest.
On Tuesday, their medals into The Ganges - India 's holiest river. They said they had first considered returning their medals to The President and The Prime Minister but were disappointed that they had not spoken about The protests even once.
" These medals are Our Life and Soul . . We feel there's no meaning to having these medals around our necks anymore, " they said in a statement.
But they were persuaded by Naresh Tikait, leader of influential farming group Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), to not throw their medals yet. Mr Tikait later told reporters he was giving The government Five Days to take action.
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