Rashmi Shukla

Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla
Born	(1964-06-30) 30 June 1964 (age 60) [1]
Nationality	Indian
Police career
Department	Maharashtra Police
Rank	Director General of Police

Rashmi Shukla (born 30 June 1964) is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1988 batch who is serving as the Director General of Police DGP Maharashtra since January 2024 . ^{[2] [3] [4]} She is the first woman to hold this post. ^{[5] [6]} Prior, to this she served as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal of India.

Career

Her career reflects a series of high-profile appointments and extensive experience in law enforcement and security. She served as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) from March 2023, a Central Armed Police Force focused on guarding India’s borders with neighboring nations. Previously, she held the position of Additional Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in 2021, showcasing her expertise in leading national-level security operations. Over her career, she was awarded the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2005. Shukla also held a state-level roles, including Commissioner of Police in Pune and head of the State Intelligence Department (SID), demonstrating her longstanding involvement in both state and central law enforcement initiatives. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "IPS : Query Result(s)". dtf.in. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
2. "Decode Politics: The long arm of a lawmaker, new Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla". The Indian Express. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
3. "Rashmi Shukla takes charge as Maharashtra DGP". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. "rash,i shuka - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
5. Banerjee, Shoumojit (4 January 2024). "Rashmi Shukla becomes Maharashtra's first woman Director General of Police". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 10 January 2024.
6. "Who is Rashmi Shukla? Maharashtra's first woman DGP was at centre of phone-tapping row". Financialexpress. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
7. Savkoor, Tanya. "Meet IPS Rashmi Shukla, First Woman DGP Of Maharashtra". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
8. "Maharashtra: Ex-DGP Rashmi Shukla's Fate In Hands Of New Govt, Likely To Be Re-appointed If Mahayuti Comes To Power After Assembly Elections". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 7 November 2024.