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Like any other day, Archana Jayant was present along with her six-month-old daughter, Anika, in the Nagar Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district, but was clicked by someone and her picture went viral on social media three days ago.
It was not just the large number of ‘likes’ on the picture, but Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jhansi zone) Subhash Singh applauded the dedication of Archana — who also has a 10-year-old daughter — and announced a cash reward of Rs 1,000.
“UP DGP O P Singh also talked to Archana on Sunday and assured her of transfer to Agra, the district of her choice,” the DIG said.
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Jhansi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vinod Kumar Singh said there are about 350 women constables posted in the district, of whom 100 are like Archana who are working despite having young kids to look after.
Police sources said Archana’s family lives in Agra and her in-laws are in Kanpur. Her husband works for a private company in Gurgaon. She cannot be posted to Kanpur and, therefore, opted for posting in Agra and orders were being issued for her transfer there so that she can get her family’s support, they added.