Overview
- Sonia Sehrawat, an assistant commandant with the Rapid Action Force who was deployed at Jantar Mantar during the July 20 Cockroach Janata Party march, has been linked to an Instagram story showing a dead cockroach and the caption “Can’t fix themselves and they wanna fix the country.”
- Screenshots of the post circulated widely on social platforms and the story was later deleted from the account that reporters and outlets say they could not independently verify.
- The Cockroach Janata Party and opposition figures condemned the image as insulting and politically charged while Sehrawat denied that her personnel assaulted protesters and said they acted to protect women during the clash.
- CRPF leaders have opened a preliminary review and told reporters they are likely to seek Sehrawat’s explanation under the force’s social‑media and conduct rules issued in recent years.
- The episode raises reputational and disciplinary questions for uniformed personnel who maintain large public profiles and could prompt clearer enforcement of posting rules while courts and police continue to examine the July 20 clashes.