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6d ago

Delhi Police Chief Suspends Eight Officers Over ISKCON Temple Security Failures

It reflects a new hands-on approach to festival security with intensified oversight of crowded religious sites.

Singh also issued a strict warning to the station house officer of Shahbad Dairy police station, under whose jurisdiction part of the deployment fell.
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Overview

  • Commissioner S B K Singh ordered the suspension of eight inspectors and sub-inspectors after finding unmanned security posts during his Janmashtami inspection at the ISKCON temple in Outer-North Delhi.
  • An inspector from Shahbad Dairy police station was among those penalized for dereliction of duty at designated deployment points.
  • Singh issued a formal warning to the Shahbad Dairy station house officer and directed all district commissioners to personally oversee security arrangements at sensitive religious sites.
  • Additional personnel have been deployed to the ISKCON temple to manage heavy devotee crowds under senior officer supervision.
  • The move follows the earlier suspension of seven personnel for missing a dummy bomb during a Red Fort drill, underscoring a broader crackdown on security lapses.