KSRP scripts history in promoting women constables

Scripting a new chapter in the history of Karnataka Police, as many as 72 women constables were promoted to the rank of ‘head constables’ on Tuesday.

Interestingly, this is for the first time in the history of Karnataka police that a constable has been promoted after completing three years and four months of service

According to Alok Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, KSRP, this is for the first time in the police department that a constable has been promoted to a higher rank after completing three years and four months of service. Manjula Hunagundi, a KSRP constable, was promoted as head constable after a ‘brief stint’ as constable. Alok Kumar decorated the constable with Chevron on her uniform at an in-house function in KSRP.

On the other hand, Ranjitha and H R Anitha, constables in the 4th battalion of KSRP, were promoted to the rank of head constable after a prolonged service of 24 years. Further, a total of 11 constables with more than three-and-a-half years and another 34 constables with five- plus years of service were also promoted to the higher rank.