Kiran Bedi  

Kiran Bedi became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972  and is one of the most celebrated and widely known police officers who ever served the Indian Police Force. She is currently posted as Director General , BPR&D (Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs). Kiran Bedi, has put in her papers seeking voluntary retirement, almost two years ahead of her superannuating, to “focus on her social work commitments and academics.”  The decision comes almost four months after she expressed disappointment over denial of the post of Delhi Police Commissioner to her. Director-General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development at present, Ms. Bedi applied for voluntary retirement over a fortnight ago and is awaiting sanction from the Union Home Ministry. Livid over the appointment of her junior Y.S. Dadwal as Police Commissioner of Delhi, Ms. Bedi had gone on a protest leave about four months ago. According to Home Ministry sources, her application has been received and is being processed under the rules.    The Magsaysay awardees police officer, who served the United Nations as Police Adviser in the Peacekeeping Department and was conferred the U.N. medal for outstanding service, said her decision for premature retirement was well thought out and had nothing to do with her having been denied the top post in the Delhi police.

Kiran Bedi  is one of the most celebrated and widely known police officers who ever served the Indian Police Force.

Kiran Bedi was born on 9th June 1949 in Amritsar, Punjab state, India.  She is the second of the four daughters of her parents, Prakash Lal Peshawaria and Prem Lata Peshawaria. She completed her schooling from the Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar, and obtained her B.A. degree (1964-68) in English from the Government College for Women, Amritsar. She earned a Master's degree (1968-70) in Political Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh and a Law degree (LLB) in 1988 from Delhi University, Delhi. She was also awarded a Ph.D. in 1993 in Social Sciences by the Department of Social Sciences, the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.  In May 2005, she was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Law In recognition of her humanitarian approach to prison reforms and policing. She began her career as a Lecturer in Political Science (1970-72) at Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar, India. In the year 1972, she was selected for the  Indian Police Service.    Kiran Bedi is also a former all-India and all-Asian tennis champion, and had won the Asian Ladies Title at the age of 22. She was also worked as a Police Advisor in the United Nations peacekeeping department, and has been honored with the UN medal for outstanding service. She served in a number of tough assignments ranging from Traffic Commissoner of New Delhi, Deputy Inspector General of Police in insurgency prone Mizoram,  Advisor to the Lieutanent Governor of Chandigarh, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and also on a United Nations deputation.  During her stint as the Inspector General of Prisons, Tihar Jail (Delhi), she instituted a number of reforms in the management the prison, and initiated a number of measures for the welfare of prosoners.    She established two major voluntary organizations,  Navajyoti  in 1988, and India Vision Foundation in 1994, with the objectives of improving the condition of the drug addicts and the poor people. Her efforts have won national and international recognition, and her organizations was awarded the Serge Soitiroff Memorial Award for drug abuse prevention by the United Nations. Kiran Bedi has received a number of Awards as: President's Gallantry Award (1979)  Women of the Year Award (1980)  Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and Control (1991)  Magsaysay Award (1994) for Government Service  Mahila Shiromani Award (1995)  Father Machismo Humanitarian Award (1995)  Lion of the Year (1995)  Joseph Beuys Award (1997)  Pride of India (1999)  Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice (2005)     New Delhi, December 26, 2007 (IANS): After sitting over it for nearly one and a half months, the government Wednesday accepted the voluntary retirement plea of India's first Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi. The government decided to relieve Bedi, who was holding the post of the director general of Bureau of Police Research and Development, from her duties immediately.

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