Vivek Bhagat (ACP) Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vivek Bhagat

• In 2017, Vivek Bhagat appeared for the UPSC Civil Services Examination.

• His roll number was 756167. He was recommended under the Scheduled Caste category.

• He then cleared the examination and secured 967th rank. He received 801 marks in the written examination and 143 marks in the personality test, receiving a total of 944 marks.

• Vivek Bhagat was not selected as an IPS officer. He became part of the police service for the Union Territories through DANIPS.

• After entering DANIPS, he joined the Delhi Police system and began working in different police assignments.

• In February 2021, he was given charge as ACP of Samaypur Badli, Delhi.

• That same year, he served as the Commander of the Delhi Police marching contingent.

• During the Republic Day Parade, under his leadership the Delhi Police contingent was judged as the best marching contingent among the Central Armed Police Forces and other auxiliary services.

• After that, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presented the Best Marching Contingent trophy to Vivek Bhagat and Special Commissioner of Police Robin Hibu for Delhi Police.
  

  Vivek Bhagat posing on duty

• In 2022, Vivek Bhagat again appointed as a leader of the Delhi Police contingent at the Republic Day Parade.

• In December 2023, he was appointed as the ACP and SDPO of Bawana in the Outer North district of New Delhi.

• In 2026, he served as the ACP of the Connaught Place area in New Delhi.

• In July 2026, Vivek Bhagat made headlines after he was injured in clashes that happened during the protests which were held near Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place.

• According to Delhi Police, on 22 July 2026, when violence broke out near the Tolstoy Marg-Sansad Marg area, stones and bottles were thrown at police personnel.

• Vivek Bhagat, who was then serving as ACP of Connaught Place, got injured during the violence and taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

• The hospital stated that he had received many bruises on his arms, legs, and on his shoulders. He also had swelling at the back of his head.

• Reportedly, he told the doctors that he had experienced bleeding from his ear and vomiting after the incident.
  

  Injured Vivek Bhagat during the clashes that happened during the protests which were held near Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place in July 2026

• He was then examined and given medical care at RML Hospital. After that, he was discharged as he wanted to continue his treatment at AIIMS.

• The next day, Vivek Bhagat spoke about the incident in the media. He said that he was going through the Regal Building area in Connaught Place towards the Tolstoy Marg-Sansad Marg intersection with a small team of police personnel.

• He added that they saw that some police personnel were being attacked and one officer was surrounded by the crowd.

• Vivek Bhagat added that the officer’s face was covered in blood, so he tried to rescue him. While trying to help the policeman, Bhagat himself was surrounded and attacked.
  

  Vivek Bhagat during a media talk

• The incident later became widely known because another senior police officer, DCP Vinit Kumar, entered the crowd and helped Bhagat from the crowd.

• Kumar covered Vivek Bhagat with his body while other officers tried to protect them.

• In October 2026, he again came into the limelight after a protest in the Jantar Mantar area.

• Three women independent journalists made complaints against him and accused him of sexual harassment by police personnel during a protest on 3 October 2026.

• Once of the journalists alleged that Vivek Bhagat pushed her on the chest while she was trying to cover the detention of another protester.

• After that, the Delhi Police stated that it had received the complaints and transferred the case to the Crime Branch for a fair and impartial inquiry.

• The Crime Branch then started examining the compaints by recording the statements from the complainants and other people connected with the matter.