Manisha Ropeta

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Manisha Ropeta
NationalityPakistani
OccupationPolice officer
Known forFirst Hindu woman DSP in Pakistan

Manisha Ropeta is a Pakistani police officer. In July 2022, she became the first Hindu woman in Pakistan, to become a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). [1] [2]

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Early life

Ropeta belongs to a middle-class family background from Jacobabad, Sindh Province. Her father was a trader, and died when she was 13 years old. [1] She has three sisters— all of them are doctors, and one brother who is a medical student. [3] She failed to clear her medical entrance examination for one mark. [3]

Ropeta secured the 16th rank in the Sindh Public Services Commission examinations. After becoming successful in the entrance examination, she opted for a job in the police force. [1]

Career

Hinduism is a minority religion in Pakistan. In July 2022, Manisha Ropeta became the first Hindu woman in Pakistan, to become a Deputy Superintendent of Police. She said, "I want to lead a feminisation drive and encourage gender equality in the police force. I myself have always been very inspired and attracted to the police work" [3] [4] She is going to be posted in a crime-prone area of Lyari as a DSP. [3] She is also one of the very few female police officers working in a senior role in the Sindh Police. [5]

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