CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Ramachandran, who had a long stint with the Intelligence Bureau and was named transport secretary - an IAS cadre post - in September 2021, is expected to take charge on Tuesday. Ramachandran is the second IPS officer of additional director general of police (ADGP) rank to become Gurugram police chief.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kala Ramachandran, a 1994-batch, Haryana-cadre IPS officer, has become the first woman police commissioner of Gurgaon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Haryana-cadre IPS officer Kala Ramachandran has been posted as Gurugram’s first woman police commissioner on Tuesday. The 1994-batch IPS office has succeeded KK Rao who has been transferred to the Centre for Police Training and Research at Bhondsi near Gurugram.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first woman IPS officer in India was Kiran Bedi. She qualified for the UPSC exam in 1972. As Director-General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development, she stayed in the workforce for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007. The Bharatiya Janata Party later welcomed her in January 2015.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Kala Ramachandran. Haryana-cadre IPS officer Kala Ramachandran was posted as Gurugram’s first woman police commissioner on 15 February 2022.