“Citizens’ safety the top priority”
In an interview with Anjali Bhatia, Rakesh Asthana, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, serving as the Commissioner of Delhi Police dwelt at length on his new assignment.
In an interview with Anjali Bhatia, Rakesh Asthana, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, serving as the Commissioner of Delhi Police dwelt at length on his new assignment.
In her letter, written jointly with Delhi CPI (M) Secretary K M Tewari, she said “It is most unfortunate that some police personnel suffered injuries during the course of duty.”
On the occasion, Asthana appreciated the designing of the Knowledge Centre and hoped that it would serve as knowledge-cum-relaxation center.
The aim is to deal with the complaints and cases related to cybercrime with alacrity, swift response and professionalism and to ensure quality investigations of such crimes.
Meanwhile, Delhi Traffic Police had earlier said that it has made adequate security arrangements for the festival to keep a tab on hooligans and drunken driving.
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government had appointed senior IPS officers Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in October 2017.
Apex court says any further decision against Verma will be taken by the high-powered committee that selects and appoints CBI Director
Explaining on behalf of the government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court that the CVC had come to the conclusion that an extraordinary situation had arisen which needed an extraordinary remedy.
The government asserted that it was forced to strip Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana of their duties and send them on leave 'in the larger public interest to ensure institutional integrity'.
Gandhi’s latest attack came in the wake of CBI officer MK Sinha alleging Doval and Central Vigilance Commissioner KV Chaudhary, among others, interfered in the investigation against Asthana.
