FROM HUMILIATION TO UPSC GLORY: FORMER POLICE CONSTABLE SHARES SECRET TO SUCCESS

It was a special moment for former police constable Uday Krishna Reddy when he secured the 780th rank in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2023, whose results were announced on Tuesday.

For someone like Reddy who believes in motivation to succeed, it was years-long hard work and for the 30-year-old. It was not an easy journey for Reddy as he faced a tough time with his senior, who mocked him for his dream to crack the UPSC.

In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Reddy recalled one incident in which he was humiliated by his senior officer when he was humiliated in front of 60 policemen for coming late for a police drill.

"I joined the Andhra Pradesh Police Department in 2013. At 19, I was the youngest in my batch. I also had the intention to prepare for competitive exams in my leisure time. However, when my superior, the circle inspector, heard about my ambitions, he held a grudge against me and began targeting me," he said.

He said his senior intentionally assigned him sentry duty due to which he had to miss one exam in Rajahmundry.

"Whenever any opportunity arose, he tried to demotivate me. I wrote to the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Ministry of Home Affairs," Reddy, who belongs to Prakasam district, said.

He said his senior told him not to live in his dreams and to accept the reality that he was a constable.

Recalling the drill incident in 2018, the former constable said, "I was once a bit late for the drill on August 10, 2018. Since my senior was already jealous of me, he took the opportunity and said sarcastically in front of 60 policemen, 'this sir will become an IPS officer or IAS officer'."

"When I asked him for permission to participate in the drill, he continued to mock me and gave me one-hour punishment. He then told me, 'Don't live in your dreams. You are just a constable,'" he said.

Fed up with the taunts and insults of his senior, Reddy sent his resignation to him but was not accepted.

"He threw away my resignation letter and asked me, 'Are you threatening me?' I said it was my own decision and I didn't want to continue in service. He did not forward my resignation to higher authorities," he said.

The former police constable, unfazed by warnings from his senior, took coaching for preparing for UPSC and took leaves from another police station.

Reddy said he was issued a deserter notice in 2019, a year after he resigned. "He formed a team to spy on me. I was a deserter (a soldier who flees while doing duty) in the general diary," he added.

Despite these obstacles, Reddy was able to qualify for the prelims in 2019 and was eligible for mains.

"Before giving mains, one has to submit a no-objection certificate to the UPSC on their official website. I visited my unit officer, Siddharth Kaushal, and told him about the incident. He told me not to worry and that he will take care of it," he said.

"He (Kaushal) then called up the ministerial staff and told them to consider the issue and bring up a plausible resolution. I was relieved finally, taking into consideration when I resigned and the issue got resolved," he further said.

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