Delhi Police chief tenders 'unconditional apology' to SC, defends curbs

Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar has told the Supreme Court that timely, proportionate and lawful measures taken by the police helped avert a major public order situation during the recent protests in the national capital.

The commissioner, who tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the apex court in a contempt case, said that preventive measures undertaken on October 10, when the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gave a protest call, were based on intelligence inputs and an assessment of the prevailing and ever-changing ground situation.

In an affidavit filed in the top court, Kumar referred to the steps taken by the police administration, including regulation of Metro rail services in Delhi.

"These measures were directed towards maintaining peace and tranquillity and preventing any disturbance of public order in the national capital," he said.

The efforts made, and the actions taken by the police, deserve to be viewed in the context of the fact that Delhi is the ...