Woman police constable Sunita Yadav, who had a confrontation with a minister's son over lockdown violation which led to his arrest

Surat: Woman police constable Sunita Yadav, who had a confrontation with a minister's son over lockdown violation which led to his arrest here in Gujarat, claimed she has resigned from service.

However, a senior police official has denied it.

PhotoPrakash Kanani, the son of Gujarat Minister of State for Health Kumar Kanani, and his two friends were arrested on Sunday for allegedly violating the lockdown and night curfew orders in Surat, a Covid-19 hotspot, a senior police official earlier said.

"I have resigned because I did not receive support from my superior officers. I was only doing my duty as a constable. It's the fault of our system that these people (like the minister's son) think they are VVIPs (very very important persons)," she said.

Yadav's action had led to the registration of an FIR and arrest of Prakash Kanani and two of his friends for alleged violation of lockdown and curfew norms in Surat city.

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Since the incident, Yadav is being hailed on social media. #i_support_sunita_yadav" began to trend on Twitter after the news of the confrontation spread.