Father salutes daughter police officer because ‘she is his senior in police force’

NEW DELHI: An amazing moment was witnessed by a number of cops when a man who has been serving in the police force for over three decades saluted his daughter who joined force just four years ago, but she is senior to her father.

Deputy Commissioner of Police A.R. Umamaheswara Sarma feels proud to salute his senior officer Sindhu Sarma, who is Superintendent of Police of Jagtiyal district of Telangana, according to TOI.

Sarma, who is retiring next year, is currently serving as DCP in Hyderabad while his daughter Sindhu Sarma is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 2014 batch.

The father-daughter duo came face to face while doing their duty at the public meeting of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at Kongara Kalan on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Sunday.

“This is the first time we have come together while doing our duties. I am fortunate to work with her,” said Umamaheswara Sarma, who began his career as sub-inspector and was recently conferred the IPS rank told IANS.

“She is my senior officer. When I see her, I salute her. We do our respective duties and don’t discuss this, but at home we are just like any father and daughter,” told the proud father to the news agency.

Sindhu, who was looking after women’s security at the public meeting, said, “I am very happy. This is a good opportunity for us to work together.”