Shreshtha Thakur, the woman who took on BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh

34-year-old Thakur, earlier posted in UP's Bulandshahr as DSP, has now been transferred to Bahraich

Police and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are routinely transferred. While it’s within the rights of a government to do so, the practice is most common after a regime change. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s arrival was no different.  

In a major reshuffle, 67 IPS officers in the state were transferred within 100 days of his government. The decision was made, a list was issued and then publicised by media reports that offered no insights. It’s routine and the news has a minimum public recall. But then came along a woman cop who revived the passé debate.

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