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Delhi Police Vigilance Files FIR Against IPS Officer Over Alleged Illegal Raids, Detention

An internal inquiry ordered after an MHA referral found prima facie lapses requiring an independent investigation.

Overview

  • The case names 2011-batch IPS officer Shankar Choudhary and invokes IPC sections 166, 341, 342 and 409.
  • Vigilance reviewed CCTV footage, call detail records and statements from about 13 Delhi Police personnel to map the 2023 events.
  • The FIR alleges unauthorised cross-state raids in Delhi by Choudhary without written permission, and notes a Nov 29 PCR call alleging extortion that specifically named him.
  • A foreign national identified as Harrison was allegedly confined at Mizoram House from November 26 to 29 without an arrest memo or court production.
  • Investigators say lockers and bags seized from Harrison’s residence were not documented or deposited in a malkhana, and the report recommends prosecution of Choudhary and departmental action for assisting staff, with an ACP now leading the probe.