'Happy With Your Work,' Top UP Cop Receives Letter Of Appreciation & Rs 500 From A Common Man

A senior Uttar Pradesh cop was really touched by a man¡¯s heartfelt gesture. He received a cheque of Rs 500 and a letter of appreciation, not from his boss, but a common man.

Inspector General of Police A Satish Ganesh found an envelope carrying a letter titled ¡®Prashansa Praman Patra¡¯ (letter of appreciation), and a cheque while going through his routine mail checking on Thursday, according to PTI.

The letter was sent by Vijay Pal Singh of Etah. The letter lauded the 1996-batch IPS officer for his style of work. He also reminded him of an incident when he posed as a colonel and went to the Highway police station in Mathura to lodge a complaint for laptop theft, just to check police response.

An overwhelmed citizen sends a cheque to IG range Agra as a token of his appreciation. IG range Agra went to a PS, camouflaging as an army colonel to lodge a test FIR of theft.
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"It is commonly seen that policemen hesitate in registering FIRs of the poor and insult them. I am happy with your working style and have enclosed a cheque for Rs. 500 cheque with this letter," Singh said in the letter.

The officer said that the commendation letter was the best gift a police officer can get and is worth its weight in gold.

"In my 23 years of policing career I have received many medals, awards and letters of appreciation. But this is ultimate. This is the best ever accolade a police officer can get. It is worth its weight in gold," Ganesh told PTI.

"These little gestures of the public, whom I serve, propel me to work tirelessly...," the IG said, adding that he will keep both the letter and cheque for posterity.