Archive · 23 Jul 2025
UP Police Trainees Protest Poor Training Center Amenities
Imagine you're a new police officer, and the place where you're learning is not very good.
That's what happened in Gorakhpur, UP, where female police recruits protested.
They were upset because there wasn't clean water, the lights went out often, and the bathrooms weren't working properly.
They even said they had to bathe outside because of these problems.
The police leaders said they would fix things, like building more toilets and fixing the electricity.
They also said there were no cameras in the bathrooms and they suspended a trainer for using bad language.
The recruits said they would keep protesting until their problems were solved.
Female police constable recruits protested poor conditions at their training center in Gorakhpur, UP.
Protestors cited lack of clean water, consistent electricity, and functional toilets as key issues.
The recruits blocked roads and regrouped after being directed back inside the campus.
Officials stated infrastructure upgrades were underway and denied claims of cameras in bathrooms.
A physical training instructor was suspended due to allegations of using inappropriate language.
- Who
- Female police constable recruits
- What
- Female police constable recruits protested against poor living conditions at their training center.
- When
- July 23
- Where
- 26th Battalion Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) campus, Gorakhpur, UP
- Why
- To draw attention to poor living conditions and mismanagement at the training center.
Recruits' Concerns
Officials' Response
Infrastructure and Amenities
Recruits' Concerns
Lack of basic amenities and infrastructure at the training center
Officials' Response
Official response to address grievances and improve facilities
Privacy Concerns
Recruits' Concerns
Allegations of privacy breaches due to cameras in bathrooms
Officials' Response
Officials deny the presence of cameras
- Location
- Gorakhpur, UP, India
- Event
- Protest by female police recruits
- Primary Complaints
- Lack of clean water, electricity, and functional toilets
- Number of Recruits
- 598
- Action Taken
- Infrastructure upgrades, instructor suspended
- Official Response
- Issues will be resolved promptly, camera claims denied