India, May 6 -- A Delhi court has directed the registration of a criminal case against a 2023-batch trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer for allegedly assaulting a man with a glass bottle during an event in Kapashera in December 2024. The accused, identified as Rahul Balhara, is currently posted in Tripura.

In an order passed on May 3, judicial magistrate first class Nidhish Kumar Meena of the Dwarka court instructed the station house officer of Kapashera police station to lodge an FIR against Balhara and others, including Ashwini Balhara, Vivek Chaudhary, and Kallu. The court asked police to file the FIR and submit a compliance report within two days, which they did on Monday.

The complainant, Vikas Dhayal, a civil service exams...