R Sreelekha, Kerala’s first woman IPS officer and the first woman to hold DGP rank (Image credit: Facebook) R Sreelekha, Kerala’s first woman IPS officer and the first woman to hold DGP rank (Image credit: Facebook)R Sreelekha has many firsts to her name. In 1987, she became the first female IPS officer from the Kerala cadre. Three years later, she became the first woman to become superintendent of police in the state. And now, Sreelekha has shattered yet another glass ceiling after she became the first woman to be given Director General of Police (DGP) rank. In 1986, she cracked the exam to become the first woman IPS officer from the Kerala cadre.

Source: Indian Express September 21, 2017 05:15 UTC