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Kiran Bedi
India's first woman IPS officer
Her life
Kiran Bedi joined the Indian Police Service in 1972, the first woman to do so.
As Inspector General of Tihar Jail she brought education, yoga and meditation to prisoners. She later served at the United Nations as police adviser and became Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Achievements
- ✦First woman officer of the Indian Police Service, 1972
- ✦Reformed Tihar Jail and later served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
On the timeline
1972
Kiran Bedi becomes the first woman officer in the Indian Police Service.
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