Rashmi Shukla

Rashmi Shukla IPS (Retd.)
Born	(1964-06-30) 30 June 1964 (age 61) [1]
Police career
Department	Maharashtra Police
Rank	Director General of Police

Rashmi Shukla (born 30 June 1964) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1988 batch who has served as the Director General of Police DGP Maharashtra from January 2024 till January 2026. ^{[2] [3] [4]} She was 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.