Rashmi Shukla

{{Short description|Director General of Maharashtra Police}}

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| honorific_prefix = Director General of Police

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Rashmi Shukla (born 30 June 1964) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1988 batch who served as the Director General of Police DGP Maharashtra from January 2024 .{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Decode Politics: The long arm of a lawmaker, new Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rashmi-shukla-maharashtra-dgp-ips-9100549/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=Rashmi Shukla takes charge as Maharashtra DGP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/rashmi-shukla-takes-charge-as-maharashtra-dgp-101704833415085.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=rash,i shuka - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=rash,i+shuka&rlz=1C1VDKB_enIN1064AU1066&oq=rash,i+shuka&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCDI3NzhqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.google.com}} She is the first woman to hold this post.{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2024-01-04 |title=Rashmi Shukla becomes Maharashtra's first woman Director General of Police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rashmi-shukla-becomes-maharashtras-first-woman-director-general-of-police/article67706657.ece |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=Who is Rashmi Shukla? Maharashtra's first woman DGP was at centre of phone-tapping row |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-rashmi-shukla-maharashtras-first-woman-dgp-was-at-centre-of-phone-tapping-row/3356529/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}} Prior, to this she served as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal of India.

Career

Her career reflects a series of high-profile appointments and extensive experience in law enforcement and security. She served as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) from March 2023, a Central Armed Police Force focused on guarding India’s borders with neighboring nations. Previously, she held the position of Additional Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in 2021, showcasing her expertise in leading national-level security operations. Over her career, she was awarded the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2005. Shukla also held a state-level roles, including Commissioner of Police in Pune and head of the State Intelligence Department (SID), demonstrating her longstanding involvement in both state and central law enforcement initiatives.{{Cite web |last=Savkoor |first=Tanya |title=Meet IPS Rashmi Shukla, First Woman DGP Of Maharashtra |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/ips-rashmi-shukla-maharashtra-first-woman-dgp-2319271 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.shethepeople.tv |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Maharashtra: Ex-DGP Rashmi Shukla's Fate In Hands Of New Govt, Likely To Be Re-appointed If Mahayuti Comes To Power After Assembly Elections |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-ex-dgp-rashmi-shuklas-fate-in-hands-of-new-govt-likely-to-be-re-appointed-if-mahayuti-comes-to-power-after-assembly-elections |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}

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