'Concerted effort to defame Indian Institutions': IPS condemns article on Delhi Police

Indian Police Service, on Thursday, has condemned an article of New York Times for its 'concerted effort to defame and denigrate Indian Institutions' with its 'biased reporting' and 'outright lies'. remarks came after an article titled ‘How Delhi’s Police Turned Against Muslims’ questioned Delhi Police’s supposed role in violence that broke out in rth East Delhi in late February.

IPS tweeted about article and stated that IPS was a professional body, and pointed out that y too h lost two of ir own during riots, while 70 more personnel were injured.

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New York Times report

article accused Delhi Police of being complicit in violence and even acting out against Muslims. article stated that Delhi police ‘concertedly moved against Muslims’ and ‘at times actively helped Hindu mobs’. article also called India’s police culture ‘brutal’, ‘biased’, and ‘anti-mirity’.

article also accused Government of interfering in Judiciary, and even said that ‘some judges have also seemed to be caught up — or pushed out — by a Hindu-nationalist wave’.

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Violence in Delhi

Violence broke out in several areas in rast Delhi, forcing application of Section 144 as well as or strict curbs. ditional security forces have been called in amid rampant stone-pelting, destruction of public and private property, arson and assorted wanton destruction.

In all, 53 people died and over 200 were injured in Delhi riots. Delhi Police he constable Ratan Lal lost his life and IB officer Ankit Sharma was heiusly butchered. police h filed 167 FIRs and have arrested and have detained 885 people in matter. Meanwhile, Delhi HC has given Centre till April 13 to file a counter-affidavit on plea seeking FIR against leers who gave hate speech which allegedly incited Delhi violence.

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