India, Oct. 4 -- The Delhi Police has transferred to the Crime Branch complaints by three women journalists who alleged sexual harassment by police personnel while covering a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar, officials said on Sunday.

The complaints relate to alleged incidents during the October 3 protest, when police personnel were deployed to maintain law and order. The Crime Branch will conduct a "fair and impartial" enquiry and record statements of the complainants and other persons concerned, a police officer said.

One of the journalists had told PTI on Saturday that an assistant commissioner of police had sexually assaulted her during the protest.

She alleged that police personnel were de...