2 women IPS officers attain DGP rank in Punjab

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Category : State Published on: January 26 2023

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Two women IPS officers in Punjab are now the first to attain the rank of Director General of Police (DGP).
Gurpreet Kaur Deo and Shashi Prabha Dwivedi are now among the seven Additional DGP rank officers promoted as DGP, taking the total number of people holding the top police rank in the state to 13.
Deo is also the first woman IPS officer in Punjab Police. She was appointed as IPS officer on September 5, 1993.
She had earlier served as Additional DGP (Community Affairs Division and Women Affairs), ADGP-cum-chief of anti-drug Special Task Force, Chief Vigilance Officer, ADGP (Crime), Bureau of Investigation and ADGP (Administration).

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2 women IPS officers attain DGP rank in Punjab