Mass Transfer In UP Includes Woman Cop Who Took On Angry BJP Workers

 

The BJP workers allegedly argued with Shreshtha Thakur, a senior police officer, and harassed her.

Lucknow:  Senior police officer Shreshtha Thakur -- who stood up to bullying by a group of BJP workers in Bulandshahr last week and sent five of them to jail -- is among 234 officers who have been transferred by the Yogi Adityanath government. The officer, who was part of the Syana circlewill be transferred to Bahraich. Reports say the transfer came after the insistence of local BJP leaders, who said it was necessary to lift the morale of the party workers.

Hindustan Times reported that Mukesh Bhardwaj, the city president of the party, said Ms Thakur's transfer was essential to keeping intact the pride of party workers and leaders.

Ms Thakur had stood up to the arguing, slogan-shouting men after a local party worker, Pramod Lodhi, was fined and arrested for not carrying the necessary documents while driving.

Later, five others were arrested and sent to jail on allegation of creating obstacles for officers discharging government duties.

"You please go and get written orders from the Chief Minister that the police have no right to check vehicles... that we can't do our job," she is heard saying in the video. "Hum raat mein parivar ko chhor ke duty karte hain, maze lene ke liye nahi (we leave our families at home at night not to have fun but to do our job)," she tells them.

"You (BJP workers) are bringing a bad name to your party... people will soon start saying that you are BJP's goondas," the officer had said.

The BJP workers had alleged that one of the policemen had asked for a Rs. 2000 bribe.