In a first, CRPF Promotes 2 Women Officers To IG Rank To Head Bihar Sector

Two women officers were promoted to the rank of inspector general (IG) for the first time in the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) history. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) will be led by IG Annie Abraham, and the Bihar Sector of the CRPF will be led by IG Seema Dhundiya.

Abraham, who just received a promotion to Inspector General, has been appointed head of the RAF. Additionally, Dhundiya and Abraham were both members of the first class of female officers to join the CRPF.

CRPF Promotes 2 Women Officers To IG Rank

According to reports, Dhundiya participated in the formation of the 2nd Mahila Battalion of the paramilitary force and served in extremely sensitive locations across the nation. She was also the contingent commander of the UN Mission in Liberia's first-ever all-female Formed Police Unit (FPU). In the RAF, she held the position of DIG.

Abraham also reportedly served as DIG Intelligence in Force Headquarters and oversaw the all-female FPU of the UN Mission in Liberia.

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IG Abraham has held the positions of DIG, Operations Sector for Kashmir Operations, and DIG CR and Vigilance. Moreover, the President's Police Medal, the Police Medal, and the Ati Utkrisht Sewa Padak have all been given to both women officers for their exceptional service.

Notably, the police department started integrating women officers in 1987 and in 1992, the RAF was established. A senior Central Reserve Police Force officer said, "CRPF has a history of empowering its Women Warriors, holding the distinction of raising the first ever all Mahila Battalion in the country in 1986." He added," It is for the first time that two woman officers of CRPF have been promoted to the rank of Inspector General after their induction into the force first began in 1987."

The appointments demonstrate the effectiveness and professionalism of women officers in the force. Coincidentally, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA )has given the CRPF the task of developing a tableau focused on women's empowerment in all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the Republic Day Parade in 2023.

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