Karnataka welcomes its first female Police Chief Neelmani Raju with pride

Bengaluru, November 2: Congratulations to the Karnataka’s first women Police Chief Neelmani Raju. One more example to learn from has been set in the book of ‘History’. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah congratulated Neelmani Raju and wished her for success. Also, the Governor Kiran Bedi expressed her pride and congratulated her.

IPS officer Neelmani Raju has been appointed as the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP) for Karnataka. This makes her the first female chief of police in the state. Neelamani, a 1983 batch IPS officer, will replace incumbent Director General and Inspector General of Police Rupak Kumar Dutta, official sources had said. The experience and her intellectual skills have got her secure the position. 

 

Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi congratulated Neelamani N Raju saying,"All strength to infuse a strong dose of professional policing and to provide caring leadership to all ranks."

 

Prior to this, she served in Karnataka for ten years before serving in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in 1993 on deputation. She is a native of Roorkee in Uttarakhand. Her work at the IB for 23 years was commendable, leading her to be given the post of joint director in the IB in 2016. After this, she returned to the Karnataka cadre as a Director General of Police (DGP) rank officer. Before being appointed as DG& IGP, she served as the DGP of Internal Security Division and Fire and Emergency Services.

India is proud to have much more such examples. In February last year, Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer Archana Ramasundram became the first women chief of a paramilitary force. In more recent memory, Kerala’s first female IPS officer R Sreelekha was appointed as the state first female DGP in September this year. The spate of capable women being appointed in positions of power is very encouraging for the participation of women in the police force. It also helps further break stereotypes of women within the police force.