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{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
'''Shakuntala Vashishta''' was an Indian police officer. She was the first woman officer of [[Delhi Police]], becoming a [[deputy superintendent of police|deputy superintendent]] in 1969.
'''Shakuntala Vashishta'''  
was the first woman in Indian Police who later become [[deputy superintendent of police|deputy superintendent]] in 1969.


==Education==
==Education==

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Shakuntala Vashishta was the first woman in Indian Police who later become deputy superintendent in 1969.

Education[edit | edit source]

Vashishta held degrees of master of arts and bachelor of laws.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Vashishta started her career as an inspector in Punjab Police.[2] She served as police inspector for 17 years before becoming a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in 1966.[1] She became a DSP in Delhi Police in 1969.[3] She retired in September 1984 from her last office as a deputy commissioner of police from 9th Battalion of Delhi Armed Forces.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vashishta, Mrs. Shakuntala". Encyclopedia of Women in India. Praveen Encyclopaedia Publications. 1976. p. 252.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "India celebrates Republic Day on Tuesday; BoI remembers Delhi Police's first woman officer Shakuntala Vasishta". Babus of India. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. "Delhi Metro's ITO station all set for inauguration – A picture of the first woman officer". The Economic Times. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.