Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Shankar Choudhary has been relieved from his duty" after his name cropped up in a bar brawl in which a woman was allegedly injured.
The incident came to light on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday when a woman reached Max hospital for treatment of a head injury. Her husband later made a PCR call claiming a DCP-ranked officer had assaulted his wife at a Delhi club. The complaint, however, was withdrawn later.
“ Shankar Choudhary IPS 2011 is hereby relieved from his duty as DCP/Dwarka, Delhi with immediate effect and directed to report to police headquarters for further orders.
This issues with the approval of Commissioner of Police, Delhi,” an official order issued by Delhi Police Commissioner , Rakesh Asthana office read.
The complainant had said that the injury took place at a private club named 'Uncultured Club' in south Delhi. DCP Shankar Choudhary was also there with his family..
“On the intervening night of Friday- Saturday, a women received an inflicted injury on her head after a glass was thrown in a private birthday party in Kailash Colony. Her husband later called police and alleged the involvement of the officer,” a general diary entry stated. According to police, Greater Kailash police station received information in the wee hours of Saturday in which it was mentioned that a DCP rank officer of the Delhi Police has assaulted a woman at a birthday party in a private club named 'Uncultured Club' in south Delhi.
A video clip of the victim was received where she stated that she along with her family was celebrating the birthday party of a family member. The concerned officer was also present along with his family, a senior police officer said.
During the function, a glass fell upon the woman and she was injured. The husband of the woman got infuriated upon this as one person in the party was playing with the glass at that time, the officer said.
“Due to a miscommunication, the name of the DCP cropped up in the ensuing commotion. The matter has been resolved as it was a family issue,” said a senior police official.
But hours later the statement by police, the DCP, Dwarka was asked to report to the Police headquarters.
“An internal enquiry was initiated in the matter after the incident came to light,” said police officials. The complainant, in a purported video, termed taking the name of DCP as “miscommunication”.
“The DCP and his wife had come to the party but after one or two hours they left the party.
Around 12.30-1.00 AM two boys were passing a glass by throwing it in the air and the glass hit me on my forehead,” the complainant wrote while cancelling her complaint.
She said that those two unknown boys claimed that they are DCP Dwarka's friends which infuriated her husband and he made a PCR call.