S N Shrivastava given additional charge of Delhi police commissioner
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer S N Shrivastava was given the additional charge of the Delhi police commissioner with effect from Sunday, according to an official order.
On Monday, Shrivastava was repatriated from the Central Reserve Police Force and appointed as the special commissioner (law and order) of the Delhi police, amid the communal violence in northeast Delhi.
Shrivastava, a 1985-batch IPS officer, will take charge from incumbent Amulya Patnaik, who demits office on Saturday.
Shrivastava will hold the additional charge of the Delhi police commissioner with effect from Sunday and until further orders, the order issued by the Union Home Ministry said.
In the CRPF, Shrivastava was serving as the special director general (training). He had served the Delhi police in various capacities, including as the head of the elite anti-terror wing, Special Cell.
Ever since he rejoined the Delhi police, Shrivastava was busy in controlling the communal violence in northeast Delhi, in which at least 39 people were killed.
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Altercation erupts between BJP workers, police, and media at Mangaluru polling booth
Mangaluru: BJP workers clashed with police and journalists as Congress candidate Padmaraj R. Pujari was giving a statement to the media after casting his vote.
Congress candidate Padmaraj R. Pujari was addressing the media outside the Capitanio polling booth when BJP worker Sandeep Ekkur created a disturbance. Police, including Inspector T.D. Nagaraj, intervened, leading to a heated exchange. Ekkur's altercation with the police escalated and a warning was given by Inspector Nagaraj.
Following the police's departure, Ekkur turned his aggression towards media personnel documenting the incident. A verbal altercation ensued, causing a brief disturbance at the scene. However, the order was restored after Inspector T.D. Nagaraj reiterated the consequences of further disturbance, warning of potential cases and arrest.
