Security personnel stood guard as Delhi Police personnel gathered outside Delhi Police Headquarters on 2 November 2026, protesting the transfer of ACP Manasvi Vashistha and Shahdara Police Station SHO Inspector Arun Kumar and calling for their reinstatement.
ACP Manasvi Vashistha and SHO Inspector Arun Kumar of Shahdara Police Station were transferred following a confrontation between police personnel and lawyers at the station on 23 October 2026, triggering a protest by colleagues.
Delhi Police personnel gathered in force outside their Police Headquarters in New Delhi on 2 November 2026, publicly demanding the reinstatement of the two transferred officers — ACP Manasvi Vashistha and Inspector Arun Kumar.
The confrontation at Shahdara Police Station between police personnel and lawyers on 23 October 2026 escalated into a broader standoff after the transfers of ACP Manasvi Vashistha and SHO Inspector Arun Kumar drew a collective protest from their colleagues.
On Monday, 2 November 2026, Delhi Police personnel assembled outside Delhi Police Headquarters to protest the transfer of ACP Manasvi Vashistha and SHO Inspector Arun Kumar, both removed from their posts in the wake of the Shahdara Police Station lawyers' row.