Who is the first woman DGP (Director General of Police) in Kerala?
R. Sreelekha
From wikipedia
R. Sreelekha (born 25 December 1960) is an officer in the Indian Police Service and the First Lady Officer of the IPS from Kerala. She is a dedicated officer, author and has also served as managing director for public sector organisations in Kerala. She has experienced gender discrimination. During her tenure in the CBI, she earned the nickname of 'Raid Sreelekha'.
Prior to joining the Police service, Sreelekha, worked as a lecturer at the Vidhyadhi Raja College. She also worked for the Reserve Bank of India, as a Grade B Officer and was posted as a Statistical Officer in Mumbai.In January 1987, at the age of 26, Sreelekha became the first woman IPS officer in Kerala.
After joining the Police service, she has served as District Superintendent of Police in 3 districts, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur. Sreelekha also worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation for 4 years as SP in Kerala and DIG in New Delhi. She was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of the Ernakulam Range. In 2005, Sreelekha was posted as the managing director of Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing Federation. In June 2007, she was posted as the managing director of the Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala. Later on, she also served as the Inspector General, Crime Branch. She also served as Addl. DGP, Armed Police Battalions with additional charge for Training. From her posting as ADGP Vigilance, on 15 February 2014, she has been posted as ADGP (police home guards, community policing, gender justice and nodal officer for Nirbhaya).
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