6 Cops Transferred For Shaving Off Heads Over Salary Cuts 

Jaipur: Six policemen were transferred to the police lines on Monday for getting their heads tonsured in protest against proposed salary cuts. Raisar outpost in-charge, Rajendra Kumar, and constables Ram Chandra, Jagat Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Hukum Nath and Mukesh were transferred to the police lines.

Jaipur rural SP, Rameshwar Singh said that the personnel were miffed over the salary deduction order of the state government, a delegation of the police staff met Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Monday and submitted a memorandum to him in this regard. In Sikar district, a policeman climbed atop an overhead water tank to register his protest. After a two-hour-long drama, the police managed to bring him down.

A delegation of the police staff met Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Monday and submitted a memorandum to him in this regard

"We have got his (the policeman's) medical examination done. Steps will be taken in accordance with the law," Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hawa Singh said. The police staff has been staging protests across the state over the proposed salary deduction for over a fortnight. Earlier, the protests were limited to boycotting the mess facility and wearing black ribbons while on duty.