After a photo of a female police officer working in police station while taking care of her baby went viral on social media, people started requesting to explore crèche options in police stations. Archana Jayant, a woman police constable from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, was seen working while her six-months-old baby was sleeping in the police station.
The photo shared on social media had the articles of local newspaper, which shared story of Jayant’s dedication at work. People started applauding the dedication of Jayant as she managed the role of policewoman and mother together. “Meet ‘MotherCop’ Archana posted at Kotwali, Jhansi for whom the duties of motherhood and the department go side by side! She deserves a salute!” tweeted Rahul Srivastav, a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh. In the photo, Jayant’s six-month-old baby girl Anika was sleeping on the desk as her mother was doing her duty in police station.
The photo was appreciated by lots of people on social media, who along with praising Jayant’s commitment, spoke out for more facilities for woman constables in police station. People requested that police women should get crèche options at work, so that they can take care of their children along with the hard work they have to do. Have a look at some of such tweets.