Criminal, corruption cases against Delhi Police officers rise, but probes pending: NCRB

In 2023, 29 criminal cases were registered against Delhi police officers. Courts squashed two cases, 24 were chargesheeted, but final reports were submitted in just 11 cases. Sixteen officers were arrested, yet only five were convicted

Published on: Sep 30, 2025, 23:48:20 IST

By Jignasa Sinha, New Delhi

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Criminal cases lodged against police personnel in Delhi nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to the latest “Crime in India” report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). However, less than 40% of cases against police staff in the capital are fully probed, and final reports are submitted in only a fraction of them, the data revealed.

In 2023, 29 criminal cases were registered against Delhi police officers. Courts squashed two cases, 24 were chargesheeted, but final reports were submitted in just 11 cases. Sixteen officers were arrested, yet only five were convicted , the NCRB data showed. By comparison, in 2022, 15 cases were lodged, four were chargesheeted, 11 probes were completed, 14 officers were arrested, and none was convicted.

Most complaints against police involved custodial violence, extortion, and other offences such as fraud and physical assault.

Corruption cases also surged, with a 72% increase between 2022 and 2023. Delhi Police reported 19 cases in 2023, compared to 11 in 2022 and 12 in 2021. The majority involved criminal misconduct (10), followed by trap cases (8) and disproportionate assets (1).

A total of 157 corruption cases from previous years remain under investigation, with only 27 charge-sheets filed and 12 cases completed with final reports. Meanwhile, 109 cases are pending trial with the vigilance, Lokayukta, and anti-corruption branches, underscoring ongoing delays in holding police accountable.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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