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Who is Sonia Sehrawat: Rapid Action Force (RAF) Assistant Commandant Sonia Sehrawat is in the news these days for an Instagram story posted on social media. Controversy arose after a post by this officer posted in riot control and crowd management, on which student organization Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has objected.

Who is Sonia Sehrawat?

Sonia Sehrawat, resident of Haryana, is already quite popular on social media. She has more than 6 lakh followers on Instagram and often shares pictures and videos related to her personal life, fitness and duty. Sonia is an Assistant Commander in the RAF.

How and why did the dispute happen?

The controversy started when Sonia Sehrawat shared a post on her Instagram story amid the ongoing student agitation demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue. Posting a picture of a dead cockroach, he wrote, "Can't fix myself and wants to fix the country." This post quickly went viral on social media. After criticism increased, he deleted his Instagram story.

CJP expressed displeasure on social media

The CJP criticized the post on social media platform The organization sarcastically wrote in its post, "We are cockroaches and cockroaches never die."

Sonia Sehrawat was on duty during the Parliament march

Police and RAF were deployed to stop students and protesters trying to march to Parliament on Monday. The protest took place on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, where police used tear gas and lathicharge to stop the protesters. Sonia Sehrawat was also part of this riot control team.

What do the service rules say?

As per Government Service Rules, officers are advised to avoid comments on social media which may be considered political, objectionable, personal insult or contrary to the conduct of a Government servant. An official, on condition of anonymity, said that if a government official makes political comments while on duty or even from his personal social media account, it could become a subject of disciplinary action. However, no official action has been confirmed in this matter.

Question on uniform profile photo also

The service rules also advise officers to avoid posting profile photos in uniform on personal social media accounts like Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Sonia Sehrawat's Instagram handle is '3star_Sonia' and in her profile photo, she is seen wearing uniform.

Sonia Sehrawat is quite popular on social media

Sonia Sehrawat regularly shares different types of posts on her Instagram. There are many pictures and videos on her profile related to temple visit, bike ride, fitness, saree look, meeting students and travel. In a recent post, she was seen in a black crop top and yellow skirt, which she captioned as "Seerat". In another video, she is seen dancing on the beach, with the song "Laila" from the film Raees playing in the background.

Also shares inspirational posts

• In a post on July 16, he wrote, "This freedom is expensive, but the smile is priceless. So wipe the tears and keep spreading happiness."
• In a post dated July 14, he shared his experience of visiting the market and said that the shopkeepers there were calling him a "foreign tourist". Apart from this, posts related to Lord Shiva, Kalyug, Satyayug and motivational messages are also seen on his account.

Had a serious injury during training

• In the 'Win Life Like A Warrior' podcast, Sonia Shehrawat had told that she had suffered a serious injury during training and had to get 52 stitches on her body.
• He said that after treatment, he completed his training and described this incident as a turning point in his career.
• In an interview, Sonia Sehrawat claimed that apart from students, some unruly and anti-social elements were also present in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
• During the demonstration, some people threw stones, shoes and glass bottles at the security forces. He showed scratch marks on his neck and claimed that he was also hurt with nails.