Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
Bornc. 1947
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Died26 August 2019
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationIPS Officer (1973–2007)
SpouseDev Bhattacharya
Children2

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya (c. 1947 - 26 August 2019) was the second woman officer in Indian Police Service (IPS) in India, the first being Kiran Bedi.[1] A 1973 batch IPS officer, she was the first woman to become Director General of Police of a state and retired on 31 October 2007 after 33 years of service.[2][3] She then turned to politics and ran as a candidate of Aam Aadmi Party from Haridwar, Uttarakhand in the 2014 Indian general election.[4]

  1. ^ Santhosh, K (26 July 2012). "Officer who changed the face of the police". The Hindu.
  2. ^ Kazmi, S M A (31 October 2007). "Chaudhary, first woman DGP, retires". Indian Express Archive. Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ Singh, Gajinder (17 June 2006). "Smart salute to lady top cop". Telegraph India. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ^ Singh, Kautilya (12 March 2014). "India's first woman DGP wants AAP ticket from Haridwar". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2019.