Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi has congratulated Neelamani N Raju on becoming the first woman police official to head the Karnataka police force.
In a twitter message last night, the former IPS officer said, "She wished Neelamani Raju all strength to infuse a strong dose of professional policing and to provide caring leadership to all ranks."
Neelamani, a 1983 batch IPS officer, will replace incumbent Director General and Inspector General of Police Rupak Kumar Dutta, official sources had said.
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