Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Uttarakhand Constable Sher Singh Sacked Over Jantar Mantar Protest
A police constable named Sher Singh worked in the Pithoragarh district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
One day, he went to New Delhi to join a protest organised by a group called the Cockroach Janata Party.
At the protest, he spoke from the stage and said he was resigning from his job.
He also claimed that answer sheets for the state's Patwari recruitment exam were being sold at grocery shops.
A video of his speech spread widely on the internet.
His police department was not happy because police officers are not allowed to take part in political demonstrations.
They investigated his behaviour and found that he had broken service rules.
They also noted he had not come to work since June 28 without permission.
So the police dismissed him from his job right away.
His senior officers said the strict action was taken to keep discipline and maintain public trust in the force.
Constable Sher Singh of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district was dismissed from service with immediate effect.
The dismissal followed his participation in a protest organised by the 'Cockroach Janata Party' at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
A departmental inquiry found him guilty of gross misconduct and violation of the Uttarakhand Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 2002.
Singh had already been suspended on July 20 for being absent from official duty without authorisation since June 28.
He went viral after announcing his resignation from the protest stage and alleging that Patwari recruitment exam question papers were 'sold at grocery shops.'
- Who
- Constable Sher Singh, a policeman from Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand; the dismissal was confirmed by Superintendent of Police Akshay Prahlad Konde.
- What
- Singh was dismissed from service with immediate effect for joining a political protest and violating service rules.
- When
- The dismissal took effect immediately following a departmental inquiry; Singh had been suspended on July 20 for absence since June 28.
- Where
- Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, with the protest held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
- Why
- Because his participation in the demonstration was deemed gross misconduct and a breach of the Uttarakhand Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 2002.
Critics of the dismissal
Supporters of the disciplinary action
Reason for dismissal
Critics of the dismissal
Singh was punished for publicly highlighting alleged corruption in state recruitment exams, including claims that question papers were sold at grocery shops.
Supporters of the disciplinary action
The dismissal was a lawful disciplinary measure for gross misconduct and violation of service rules, needed to maintain discipline and public trust in the force.
Police and political protest
Critics of the dismissal
The protest drew attention to serious allegations about recruitment exam corruption that the constable said needed to be exposed.
Supporters of the disciplinary action
Police personnel must stay out of political demonstrations and follow conduct rules; the department has a zero-tolerance policy against indiscipline.
- Officer
- Constable Sher Singh
- Action taken
- Dismissed from service with immediate effect
- Reason
- Gross misconduct, violation of Uttarakhand Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 2002
- Legal basis
- Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007
- Protest
- Cockroach Janata Party demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Suspended on
- July 20
- Absent since
- June 28
- Allegation
- Patwari exam question papers 'sold at grocery shops'
