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On the first day of his posting as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Puwaiyan tehsil, Shahjahanpur district, IAS officer Rinku Singh Rahi did sit-ups in front of advocates. SDM Rinku Singh Rahi, who was inspecting the tehsil office on Tuesday found the premises littered and saw some people urinating in the open. To set an example, he made the offenders do sit-ups in public to set an example.

However, when he made one clerc of the lawyers association do sit-up, many lawyers got offended. One lawyer said, 'Today, SDM was inspecting the premises when our clerk was found urinating. He stopped him and made him do sit-ups. We questioned him on why he made our man do that.'

However, when a group of striking advocates pointed out the unclean state of the tehsil premises, including dirty toilets and the presence of stray animals, Rahi admitted the 'his mistake' and did sit-ups himself while holding his ears. A video showing SDM Rinku Singh Rahi holding his ears and doing sit-ups has gone viral on social media.

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 July 29, 2025

Here's what happened

Rahi said he had earlier instructed people to use toilets, but some refused and continued urinating in the open, prompting him to make them do sit-ups. He also said that parents of some school children found roaming on the premises were similarly made to do sit-ups to discourage such behaviour.

After the backlash, Rahi explained that, "the advocates were on strike. When I met them, they asked me about the sit-ups. I explained that the act was meant to prevent repeat offences. They then pointed out that the tehsil premises were also dirty and asked if I would do sit-ups for that too. I said yes, since it was our fault, I did it."

The SDM added that, "The tehsildar told me that there was a lot of filth here 10 days ago, he has got the filth cleaned to a large extent. Even after this, if the problem remained then it is our mistake and I accept it.''

(with PTI inputs)