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 an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1988 batch who is serving as the Director General of Police DGP Maharashtra since 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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