‘Lady Singham’ IPS Officer Isha Singh Transferred to Delhi After Viral Clash with TVK Leaders
Isha Singh faces Delhi posting after TVK rally clash.
IPS Officer Isha Singh, dubbed "Lady Singham" for her fearless confrontation with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders at a rally in Puducherry's Uppalam Expo Ground, has been abruptly transferred to Delhi as part of a major Union Home Ministry reshuffle affecting multiple IAS and IPS officers, including IG Ajit Kumar Singla and IAS Officer Padma Jaiswal.
The incident occurred during TVK Chief Vijay's first public event following the tragic Karur stampede on September 28, 2025, which killed 41 people due to overcrowding. With strict caps on attendance at 5,000 and no roadshow permitted, TVK general secretary Bussy Anand seized the stage to announce space availability and invite more crowds, prompting Singh to snatch the microphone mid-sentence and declare, "You have so many people's blood. Forty people have died. What are you doing?"—a direct rebuke enforcing safety protocols she had warned superiors about in advance.
Videos of the exchange exploded across social media in December 2025, amassing millions of views and praise for Singh's unyielding stance against political pressure, with users hailing her as a real-life embodiment of cinematic heroes like Singham. Posts from accounts like @TrollywoodX and @IndiaToday garnered thousands of likes, positioning her as a symbol of integrity amid concerns over rally mismanagement post-Karur.
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Born in Mumbai in 1998, Singh hails from a legacy of public service defiance: her father, Yogesh Pratap Singh, a 1985-batch IPS officer, resigned after "punishment postings" for anti-corruption efforts, while her mother, Abha Singh, quit the Indian Postal Service to litigate high-profile cases, including Salman Khan's hit-and-run. A National Law School Bengaluru graduate and 2021-batch AGMUT-cadre IPS officer, she prioritized human rights over corporate paths.
Pre-police, Singh secured Rs 10 lakh compensation for widows of Mumbai manual scavengers killed in a septic tank tragedy and obtained bail for a woman falsely imprisoned on forgery charges linked to a bureaucrat. The transfer, announced January 4, 2026, has sparked speculation of reprisal, though officials frame it as routine cadre reshuffle.
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