New Delhi, July 24 -- The Delhi Police on Thursday clarified that the extension of the Commissioner's preventive detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA) till October 18 by the lieutenant governor (L-G) is a routine administrative exercise amid reports that the order was issued to quell the students' stir.

The Lieutenant Governor accords approval for the renewal of the Delhi Police Commissioner's powers under the National Security Act, 1980, on a quarterly basis, the Delhi Police said in a statement.

"It has been reported by several media houses that, in order to quell the CJP protests, the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, has been granted powers of detention under the National Security Act (NSA). In this regard, it is clari...