Damayanti Sen

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Damayanti Sen
Police career
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Department West Bengal Police
Kolkata Police Force
Service years1996 - present
Rank ADGP
Badge no.19961006 [1]
Batch1996
CadreWest Bengal
Awards IND Police Medal for Gallantry.png Police Medal (2014) [1]

Damayanti Sen (born 13 January 1970) is An Indian Police Service officer of 1996 batch from West Bengal cadre, she holds the rank of Additional Director General of Police in West Bengal Police. [2]

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Birth and education

She was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on 13 January 1970. She earned an M.A degree in Economics. [1]

Career

She was appointed as probation officer in Kolkata since 1996. Sen was earlier served as Deputy commissioner of police in North, Central zone and Detective department in Kolkata Police. [3] Sen was the first female joint commissioner of police in Kolkata Police. [4]

Sen was transfered to WBP in different departments at Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy, Barrackpore, Darjeeling division, [5] Barrackpore PC and Criminal Investigation Department. [3]

In 2022, Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj of the Calcutta High Court's Division Bench issued an order designating Sen to lead the inquiry into the four rape cases in Deganga, Matia, Ingrezbazar, and Banshdroni. [6] [7]

2012 Park Street rape case

In 2012, she won over the public's affection with her relentless pursuit and successful resolution of the investigation regarding the alleged rape of an Anglo-Indian woman Suzette Jordan in a moving car at Park Street. Though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dismissed the incident as fabricated. [8] Under her team, they arrested three people to confirm that the mother of two had indeed been raped. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IPS. "IPS e-Book Civil List 2023". Ministry of Home Affairs (India) . Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  2. ↑ MP, Team (2023-06-07). "Damayanti Sen transferred to West Bengal Police training wing". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "Damayanti Sen back in city police after seven years". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Bengal: Officer who cracked Park Street case asked to monitor rape probes". The Indian Express. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  5. ↑ "IPS Damayanti Sen transferred again, now Darjeeling DIG". Zee News. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  6. ↑ "Calcutta HC asks IPS officer Damayanti Sen to supervise 5th Bengal rape probe". Hindustan Times. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  7. ↑ "Damayanti Sen, who solved Park Street case, ordered to oversee probe into 4 recent rapes in Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  8. ↑ "Woman IPS officer who cracked Kolkata rape case shifted". The Times of India. 2012-04-04. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  9. ↑ "Kolkata: Police officer who solved Park Street rape case removed". India Today. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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