Delhi Police Showed Great Restraint During R-Day Violence: Outgoing Commissioner

On January 28, Mr Shrivastava had also written an open letter to the personnel, appreciating the way they handled the violence during the tractor parade on Republic Day.

Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava, who retired on Wednesday, said the force displayed great restrain while handling the Republic Day violence in the national capital in which many policemen were injured. The farewell ceremonial parade in the honour of Mr Shrivastava was held on Wednesday morning at New Police Lines, Kingsway Camp. Interacting with reporters, Mr Shrivastava said, "The farmers are also ours. Since the beginning, we told the police personnel that we need to show and handle the situation with restrain. The personnel were being provoked and they even had to jump from 15-feet height at the Red Fort. They suffered injuries, but did not abandon the path of restrain." On January 28, Mr Shrivastava had also written an open letter to the personnel, appreciating the way they handled the violence during the tractor parade on Republic Day, but asked them to remain alert for more challenging days ahead.