Who Is Rashmi Shukla, First Women To Become Director General Of Police Of Maharashtra?
Congratulations!
A few days back Nina Singh became the first woman to be appointed as the CISF chief and now we have another IPS officer Rashmi Shukla making us proud. She was recently appointed as the Director General of Police of Maharashtra. The IPS officer is a pass-out of the 1988 batch and has served some important designations before her current role as the DG.
Who Is Rashmi Shukla?
Rashmi Shukla currently holds the position of Director General of Police of Maharashtra, and this news made headlines on January 4, 2024. She became the first woman to hold this senior position in the state. Earlier, she also served as the Pune Police Commissioner and Additional Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Rashmi Shukla also worked as the Director of Mahashtra’s intelligence wing, as per reports.
Rashmi Shukla’s Controversies
The new Director General Rashmi Shukla has also faced many allegations of carrying out unethical works. The High Court recently gave her a clean chit in the phone-tapping cases of powerful ministers. Rashmi Shukla was accused of tapping the phones of ministers like Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Eknath Khadse. An FIR was also launched against her for tapping Congress leader Nana Patole’s phone, as per reports. The phone-tapping FIRs were registered against her during the Lok Sabha elections in 2019, The Bombay High Court overruled the case after it went on for three months. However, Rashmi Shukla always dismissed the allegations.
Also Read: Who Is Nina Singh, First Woman Director General Of CISF?
Twitter is flooded with people’s reactions to Rashmi Shukla being appointed as the new Director General of Police in Maharashtra.
Congratulations to the first woman chief of Maharashtra Police. Rashmi Shukla set to take over as the next Maharashtra DGP. #RashmiShukla pic.twitter.com/dBoUeVv8HJ
— Megha Prasad (@MeghaSPrasad) December 30, 2023
Maharashtra’s new Director General of Police (DGP)…
Rashmi Shukla 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/B3qlHsCK2k
— Pablo (@SanghiPablo1) January 4, 2024
Great news! Bravo! 👌
We need police officers with an upright spine, moral courage and professional savvy such as DGP Rashmi Shukla! 🎉 https://t.co/2fDfunnBHy
— Ravindra Joshi (@Ravindr40587236) December 31, 2023
We hope to see more progress when it comes to women’s safety in the state!
First Published: January 04, 2024 5:36 PM
