Neelamani Raju Becomes Karnataka’s First Woman Police Chief

Karnataka’s first woman police chief has served in the Intelligence Bureau for 23 years.

In a historic move, Karnataka government has appointed the first woman chief of the state police. Neelamani Raju, a 1983-batch IPS officer, took over as the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG and IGP) of Karnataka police from RK Dutta on 31 October.

Neelamani Raju is the second woman IPS officer to join the Karnataka cadre. A native of Uttar Pradesh, Neelamani served in Karnataka for 10 years before going on deputation to the Intelligence Bureau in 1993.