Archive · 31 Jan 2026
Indore's 'Dancing Cop' Demoted for Social Media Indiscipline
There is a policeman in Indore who is famous for dancing on the streets while regulating traffic.
He is known as the 'dancing cop'.
Recently, he was demoted from a higher rank to a lower one because of some videos and photos on social media that showed he was not following the rules.
Before this, he was also accused of sending a bad message to a woman on social media, and an investigation is still going on about that.
The policeman says the woman is lying and trying to make him look bad.
He was very popular and even appeared on TV shows for his dancing.
Ranjit Singh, known as the 'dancing cop' in Indore, has been demoted from head constable to constable.
The demotion is due to indiscipline displayed in social media videos.
Singh was previously accused of sending an indecent message to a woman, and a departmental inquiry is ongoing.
Singh claims the woman is distorting a light-hearted conversation to tarnish his image.
Singh is popular for performing the moonwalk on busy Indore streets while regulating traffic.
- Who
- Ranjit Singh, a traffic policeman in Indore known as the 'dancing cop'
- What
- Demoted from head constable to constable for indiscipline on social media
- When
- The demotion was announced on Saturday
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- Due to indiscipline displayed in social media videos and a previous allegation of sending an indecent message to a woman
- Name
- Ranjit Singh
- Previous Rank
- Head Constable
- Current Rank
- Constable
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Reason for Demotion
- Indiscipline on Social Media
- Previous Incident
- Accused of Sending Indecent Message to a Woman
- Status of Previous Incident
- Departmental Inquiry Underway