Image Credit: X/IANSIn a historic move, a woman was appointed for the first time as Maharashtra’s Director General of Police. Rashmi Shukla, from the 1988 batch of IPS officers, is taking over the seat from Rajnish Seth, who retired from the post of DGP on December 31, 2023.
Rashmi previously served a central deputation on the Sashastra Seema Bal, which is an elite border guarding force of India, deployed along its borders with Nepal and Bhutan. She was appointed as the head in 2023.
Rashmi has also served as the Additional Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in February 2021. She was awarded the President Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2005.
2024 also marks the appointment of IPS officer Nina Singh from the Rajasthan cadre, as she became the first female officer to head the Central Industry Security Forces.
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