Archive · 25 Jul 2025
UP: Officials Suspended After Police Recruit Protest Over Living Conditions
Police recruits in Uttar Pradesh were upset about their living conditions and protested.
They said their barracks were not good.
The police chief then suspended two high-ranking officers, including the person in charge of the training center.
The women complained about not having enough bathrooms and having to bathe outside.
The police are now working to make the living conditions better, like adding more toilets.
The police also denied some claims about cameras and suspended an instructor.
Women police constable recruits protested poor living conditions at a training center.
Two senior officials, including the Commandant, were suspended due to the protest.
Recruits cited inadequate facilities, including the need to bathe in the open.
The Uttar Pradesh DGP directed suspensions after the protest.
Additional infrastructure upgrades, including new toilets, are planned.
- Who
- Women police constable recruits, Commandant Anand Kumar, Platoon Commander Rajeev Krishna, RTC in-charge Sanjay Rai, and Uttar Pradesh DGP.
- What
- Protest by women police constable recruits leading to the suspension of officials.
- When
- Wednesday (based on the provided timeline of events).
- Where
- 26th Battalion Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) campus in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Due to poor living conditions and mismanagement at the training center.
Police Recruits
Police Officials
Living Conditions
Police Recruits
Complaints about inadequate living conditions, including lack of privacy and proper bathing facilities.
Police Officials
Police authorities acknowledged the issues and initiated improvements to living conditions after the protests
- Location
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Participants
- Women police constable recruits
- Cause of Protest
- Poor living conditions, lack of facilities
- Actions Taken
- Suspension of officials
- Officials Suspended
- Commandant Anand Kumar, Platoon Commander Rajeev Krishna, RTC in-charge Sanjay Rai
- Batch
- 2023 batch, 598 women constables