Geetha Johri

Indian police officer

Geetha Johri is a retired officer of the Indian Police Service. She was the first woman from Gujarat to become an IPS officer. Johri retired as Gujarat’s police chief and was the highest ranked women officer in the state.[1][2] She became DIG in 2017, replacing PP Pandey.[3]

Johri was the original investigator of the death of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.[4]

Jorhi graduated in the 1982 batch.[5]

In 1992 she raided the Dariapur hideout of criminal Abdul Latif.[5] Latif escaped, but she arrested his gunman Sharif Khan.[5]

In 1998 she came into political conflict which resulted in her loss of opportunity.[5][6][7][clarification needed]

She was the investigator of the 2002 Gujarat riots.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Geetha Johri Becomes Gujarat's First Woman Police Chief". HuffPost. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Geetha Johri will retire as Gujarat's police chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Geetha Johri is Gujarat's first woman DGP, replaces PP Pandey". Ahmedabad Mirror. 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ Misra, R.K. (14 May 2007). "Slug In The Belly". Outlook.
  5. ^ a b c d e Times News Network (19 February 2009). "Geetha Johri, Rajkot's new police chief". The Times of India.
  6. ^ NDTV Correspondent (30 July 2010). "Who is Geeta Johri?". NDTV.
  7. ^ India Today Web Desk (4 April 2017). "Who is Geetha Johri, the new Gujarat DGP?". India Today.