Don't worry my friends, I am happy: Transferred UP cop Sreshta Thakur breaks silence

The Uttar Pradesh female police officer, who last week stood up to local BJP workers, as seen in a video that went viral, has transferred on Sunday. Reacting to the transfer AS Thakur put up a message on Facebook saying that she was happy with the transfer.

She wrote on Facebook:  "जहां भी जाए गा,रौशनी लुटाए गा। किसी चराग का अपना मकां नहीं होता।।-Got transfer to bhraich, it's nepal border, don't worry my friends I am happy ..I accept it as a reward for my good work. .u all are invited to bahraich​ (sic)." 

Sreshtha Thakur of Syana circle in Bulandshahar district had reprimanded a group of BJP workers and also sent 5 of them to jail for creating obstacles for officers discharging government duties last week. The argument had broken out after one of them was stopped and fined for not having proper documents while driving.

According to a Hindustan Times report, Thakur has now been transferred to Bahraich, after a meeting of a delegation of the party’s MLAs and MPs with CM Yogi Adityanath.

The report adds that the party city president Mukesh Bhardwaj admitted that the action on Thakur was necessary to "keep intact the pride of party workers and leaders." The BJP workers had also claimed that the cops had asked them for a bribe.

Thakur is reportedly among 234 officers who have n transferred by the Yogi Adityanath government.