Letika Saran

Letika Saran
Born March 31, 1952
Idukki, Kerala
Occupation IPS Officer

Letika Saran is the former Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, India. Earlier she served as the 36th Commissioner of Police in Chennai. She is the only woman to head a metropolitan police organisation in India. Before that she was an Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP).[1][2]

Biography

Saran was born on March 31, 1952 at Idukki district in Kerala. She belongs to the 1976 batch of the Indian Police Service. Her earlier postings include ADGP; Training and Project Director, Tamil Nadu Police Academy; Inspector-General of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). On 20 April 2006, she became the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai. On 8 January 2010, she was appointed as Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu. She is only the second female DGP of a state in India and the first for Tamil Nadu. In October, the Madras High Court has struck down upon its appointment of Letika Saran.[3]

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/tamil-nadu-court-quashes-appointment-of-first-woman-dgp-58292?cp

References

  1. ^ WILSON, SUBAJAYANTHI (16 August 2003). "Stride for stride". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/yw/2003/08/16/stories/2003081600130300.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Chennai gets its first woman Police Commissioner". The Hindu. 21 April 2006. http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/21/stories/2006042108430100.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  3. ^ http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/tamil-nadu-court-quashes-appointment-of-first-woman-dgp-58292

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