In a heartbreaking incident, Sanchita Rani Roy, a police constable in Assam, has to carry her seven-month-old child to work every day. Every day, this 27-year-old constable reports to the police station at 10.30 am with her baby, completes her work, and goes back home.
As Sanchita Roy’s maternity leave extension request wasn’t granted, she is left with no other choice but to bring her child with her to the police station.
While opening up about her helpless condition, Sanchita said “I have no one at home to take care of my baby so I am forced to bring her along with me.” The constable is deputed in the Silchar PI Court in Cachar district.
As Roy’s husband works for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as a jawan, he is currently posted out of Assam. She has noted how her colleagues are extremely supportive of her and help her with the baby at work.
Cachar Police’s Sanchita Rani Roy Exhibits Dedication For Uniform.
— রাহুল দেব • Rahul Deb (@rahuldeb_rd) June 4, 2022
“There is no one else at home who can take care of my baby and so I am bound to bring her to the work with me,” Sanchita Rani Roy.@assampolice @DGPAssamPolice @gpsinghips @cacharpolicehttps://t.co/ejSb5RepPa
Though the woman police constable has been lauded for her dedication, it is heartbreaking how circumstances have forced Sanchita to bring her child with her.
Stop romanticising work and motherhood together..this is no joke.. the system failed to look after such women
— Shabana_binte_Siddique (@Shanoya30151199) June 7, 2022
Rather than giving her plaudits, perhaps we should give her crèches in govt offices; empowering women and enabling them to pursue their dreams and careers. @NehaDhupia #freedomtofeed https://t.co/FS56QX0cpo
— Nikhil Chinapa (@nikhilchinapa) June 7, 2022
She is doing this out of necessity because she is working in a failing system that is not designed for women let alone mother’s. India is so backward!
— Theblackdog (@Theblackdog17) June 7, 2022
Plaudits for a failed system?
— Rants&Roasts (@Sydusm) June 7, 2022
Speaking to reporters, Roy added that she has applied for further leaves. But until then she “will continue (her) duty this way.” Sanchita’s condition is just another sad reminder of what working mothers with newborn babies face in the country. We hope authorities would come forward and help Sanchita in striking a balance between motherhood and work.
