Got Called to the Police Station for a Warrant — Here’s How It Went

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May 2, 2026 at 3:32 am

This incident happened last year. I had mentioned it in a comment earlier, but thought it deserved a separate post.

A lower-level police staff member showed up at my office and told me I needed to come to the station because there was a warrant in my name.

First time dealing with something like this. I wasn’t panicking, but I definitely wasn’t going to walk in blind either.

I asked what the warrant was for — he had no clue. Said only his senior knew.

I told him clearly: I’m not coming anywhere unless I know whether this is personal or related to my official work.

He called his senior. The senior gets on the phone and goes: “Come to the station or I’ll have to arrest you.”

That didn’t sit well with me.

I replied: “Then arrest me. I’m not coming without knowing the reason.”

After some back and forth, they finally showed me the warrant on the phone.

Turns out it was due to non-compliance with a CDRF award — basically a miss from our legal team. Nothing I had personally done.

Once I knew that, I agreed to go — after informing my seniors. Legal team told me to carry a bailee since it was a bailable warrant.

I went with a junior colleague.

At the station:

They took our KYC

Told us to wait

SHO wasn’t there

We stepped out, had tea, came back… still waiting.

Then the SHO walks in — gold rings on every finger, multiple phones, full “I run the place” vibe. Everyone stood up. We didn’t. He noticed.

When I was called in, he immediately started scolding me without even hearing my side: “You people don’t understand and make such mistakes,” etc.

Also threw in another arrest threat.

That’s where I lost patience.

I told him (not politely, to be honest): “You called me here and made me wait without explanation. Is your job to ask for an explanation, or to explain the warrant?”

He got visibly irritated, walked off mid-conversation.

Came back within seconds, instructed the constable and left. Suddenly everything moved fast.

Constable wrapped up paperwork in 2 minutes and I was free.

On the way out, the constable told me my tone wasn’t appropriate.

I told him: “Your officer’s behavior wasn’t appropriate either.”

Funny enough, his tone changed after that. Even shook hands before we left.

Later, I escalated internally — turned out our legal team had indeed messed up by missing representation. That part got fixed.

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Do you guys think I handled this right or messed up somewhere?

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