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- Sonia Sehrawat, an Assistant Commandant with the Rapid Action Force (RAF), a CRPF riot-control unit, faces widespread backlash after posting an Instagram Story showing a dead cockroach with a caption critics read as mocking protesters.
- The post came two days after she was injured while deployed at a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar on July 20.
- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), the satirical movement behind the protests, called the post shocking and said it showed she viewed peaceful protesters as cockroaches.
- Some RAF and CRPF officers have expressed concern that such political comments from personnel involved in the duties could damage the forces' reputation and may warrant disciplinary action.
What to watch next
- Whether RAF or CRPF top brass take cognisance and initiate disciplinary action against Sehrawat
- The outcome of the Delhi Police investigation into the FIRs registered over the Jantar Mantar clashes
- How the CJP protest movement, including demands for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, develops
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