Archive · 24 Jul 2025
UP Govt Suspends Officials After Women Police Recruits Protest
Female police recruits in Gorakhpur protested against bad living conditions at their training center.
They said there weren't enough bathrooms and that the facilities were generally poor.
Because of the protest, the government suspended two officials.
The officials were in charge of the training center and were supposed to make sure everything was okay.
The police are also working to fix the issues and have denied claims of cameras in the bathrooms.
Now, a new officer is taking charge, and the investigation is ongoing.
Women police constable recruits protested at the 26th Battalion PAC campus in Gorakhpur.
The recruits cited poor living conditions and mismanagement as reasons for their protest.
Two senior officials, including the Commandant, were suspended due to the protest.
The suspensions followed directives from the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police.
Officials are addressing infrastructure issues and denying claims of cameras in bathrooms.
- Who
- Women police constable recruits and senior officials.
- What
- Protest by women police recruits leading to suspensions of officials.
- When
- Wednesday (of the reporting week).
- Where
- 26th Battalion PAC campus in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Protest was due to poor living conditions, mismanagement, and privacy concerns.
Recruits' Concerns
Authorities' Response
Living Conditions
Recruits' Concerns
Inadequate living conditions in the barracks and lack of facilities
Authorities' Response
Authorities are addressing the issues through infrastructure upgrades
- Location
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Participants
- Women police constable recruits
- Allegations
- Poor living conditions, mismanagement
- Officials Suspended
- Commandant Anand Kumar, Platoon Commander Rajeev Krishna, RTC in-charge Sanjay Rai
- New Commandant
- ASP Niharika Sharma
- Batch Size
- 598 women constables (2023 batch)