Letika Saran
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Born | March 31, 1952 Idukki, Kerala |
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Occupation | IPS Officer |
Letika Saran, IPS is the Commissioner of Police in Chennai. She is the only woman to head a metropolitan police organisation in India. Letika Saran, formerly Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP), replaced R. Nataraj, who succeeded her as Additional Director General of Police, Headquarters.
An officer of the 1976 batch of the Indian Police Service, Ms. Letika Saran held additional charge of administration. Born on March 31, 1952, she is a native of Idukki district in Kerala. She is the 36th Chennai Police Commissioner after Independence.
She was ADGP, Training and Project Director, Tamil Nadu Police Academy, and served as the Inspector-General of Police in the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).
On 10th June, 2002, she was promoted ADGP and posted as ADGP (Training), Chennai. She assumed charge as Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai 20th April, 2006.
As Inspector-General of Police in the DVAC, she deposed before a Special Court here in August 2000 in the "disproportionate wealth case" against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.