The Aam Aadmi Party has accused the Delhi police commissioner of being corrupt and suiting the establishment's needs.

After protests in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party today launched an all out attack on the Delhi police commissioner, Neeraj Kumar, accusing him of corruption and having links with arms dealer and accused in the Navy war room leak case Abhishek Verma

Addressing the media, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal said Kumar has close relations with Verma, and called him a corrupt policeman and who suited the requirements of the establishment.

"In 2006, Delhi High Court directed registration of FIR against Neeraj Kumar for fabrication of documents during his stint in the CBI as joint director. As director general of prisons, he was negotiating deals for purchase of arms with Abhishek Verma who was confined in Tihar jail," said AAP member and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.

Taking a dig at the entire police force of Delhi, Kejriwal said that the time has come for people to fight for their own safety and not rely on the police.

The AAP announced the formation of women protection squads at assembly constituency and college levels to be run by local residents, who needn't be AAP members.

On 6 May AAP will launch a helpline for women in distress, he said.

"We cannot leave the safety of Delhi's citizens up to the Delhi police," said Kejriwal.

He also mocked the BJP for not doing enough as the main opposition party in Delhi.

The brutal rape of a five year old girl in East Delhi has prompted protests in various parts of the city. The gruesome incident came just four months after a 23-year-old medical student was gangraped in Delhi.