The RPF Constable Narendra Chauhan had been removed from service for misconduct for using thumbs up emoji to react to the message about an Assistant Commandant’s murder by a Constable in 2018.
The message had been posted in an official WhatsApp group.
The sharing of the emoji was seen as a “moral support to the murder” and after enquiry, Chauhan was removed from service.
In 2021, Chauhan moved the High Court against his dismissal. A single-judge last year opined that Chauhan had mistakenly used the emoji and directed the authorities to reinstate him without back wages.
Source: Barandbench
