Uttar Pradesh: Salute! Mother cop in Jhansi brings her 6-month-old baby at work; win hearts after picture goes viral
A picture of a lady cop at work along with her baby in being widely surfaced on the social media and winning hearts. The woman police constable identified as Archana Jayant brought her 6-month-old baby at work, whose picture went viral on social media and people showered praises and told her boss to give better facilities to women cops.
In the picture on Twitter, the woman cop can be seen watching over her baby and working at the same time. As soon as the picture went viral on social media, the Uttar Pradesh police chief said on Twitter, he is "exploring crèche options" in police stations.
"Meet 'MotherCop' Archana posted at Kotwali, Jhansi for whom the duties of motherhood and the department go side by side! She deserves a salute!" tweeted Rahul Srivastav, a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh.
Meet ‘MotherCop’ Archana posted at kotwali jhansi for whom the duties of motherhood & the department go side by side !
— RAHUL SRIVASTAV (@upcoprahul) October 27, 2018
She deserves a Salute !! pic.twitter.com/oWioMNAJub
In the picture, the lady cops's six-month-old baby Anika was fast asleep on her desk, while she carried on with her work at the police station. Reports in the local media say, her senior, after seeing her with the baby, has announced a reward of Rs. 1000 for her dedication.
Woman constable Ms Jayant, a mother of two children, 10-year-old Kanak and baby Anika chose to join the police force in 2016 after completing her master's degree. Her husband works with a leading car manufacturer near Gurgaon in Haryana.
First published: 28 October 2018, 16:36 IST