Lucknow: A 30-year-old young female police constable from Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, Archana Jayant Singh has become a center of attraction among her department and on social media platform after her snap is getting viral in which she can be seen along with her newly born baby performing her duty with full dedication.
It was just another day at work for Archana, a woman police constable who was posted in Jhansi but people on social media showered praises and told her boss to give better facilities to women cops, when she was seen in a photo on Twitter on Sunday, watching over her baby and working at the same time.
Few hours within this photograph grabbing attention on social media, the Uttar Pradesh police chief said on Twitter, he is “exploring crèche options” in police stations.
A senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Srivastav, tweeted, “Meet ‘MotherCop’ Archana posted at Kotwali, Jhansi for whom the duties of motherhood and the department go side by side! She deserves a salute!”
Young female UP police cop Archana Jayant Singh becoming famous because of this snap:
Jayant’s six-month-old baby Anika was fast asleep on her desk, while she carried on with her work at the police station. Reports in the local media say, her senior, after seeing her with the baby, has announced a reward of Rs. 1000 for her dedication.
Many on Twitter said the police must give better facilities to working mothers, especially with young children. Some said “it’s time not to salute the brave mother but have a crèche…it will help many in the department irrespective of gender”, while others said police reforms are the need of the hour.
Describing Jayant as a “quintessential 21st Century woman”, Om Prakash Singh, Director General of Police in Uttar Pradesh said, “Had a conversation with Archana this morning and ordered her transfer to Agra, closer home! The little one brightening Jhansi Police Station, has inspired us to explore crèche options at every police line.”
A mother of two children, 10-year-old Kanak and baby Anika, This young cop chose to join the police force in 2016 after completing her master’s degree. Her husband works with a leading car manufacturer near Gurgaon in Haryana.
