Gujarat gets first woman police chief

Ahmedabad: Senior IPS officer Geetha Johri was appointed the Gujarat DGP following the resignation of incumbent PP Pandey on Tuesday. The 1982-batch IPS officer is the first woman to become the Gujarat police chief. At present, the 59-year-old is the managing director of Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation, a post she will continue to hold. In the recent past, she was in news for her role in the SIT probing post-Godhra riots and as investigating officer in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter cases. Johri will replace Pandey, who had to put in his papers after his appointment was challenged by former top cop Julio Riberio in the Supreme Court. OC

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