This is Sanjukta Parashar – the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Assam’s Jorhat District. She is one the few female IPS officers in Assam and a mother to a 2 year old son! She is also today the most feared name amongst militants in the state.
When she took the UPSC exam, Sanjukta secured the 85th rank (All India) and could have opted for a comfortable desk job. With her Ph.D from Jawaharlal University and her two year old son, it she could have had a cushy career. Instead, she chose a harder path, fighting terror everyday.
In 2008, she got her new job posting as Assistant Commandant of Makum. Within two hours of her joining the office, she was assigned to move to Udalguri urgently to prevent the situation in the area where ethnic clashes between the Bodo militants and illegal migrants from Bangladeshi had broken out. And since then she has been fighting terror both in the jungles as well as on the streets of Assam.
In May 2015, her team arrested militants responsible for lethal attacks on Army convoys. Along with militants who use the jungle as camouflage, there are also elements that are dangerous - a treacherous terrain with high humidity, sudden torrential rains that suddenly create chest high currents in the river and wild animals.
And then there are the locals, who play informant to the militants, giving away troop movement information. Despite all this, she has shot down 16 militants and arrested 64 in the last few months, and recovered massive hauls of arms and ammunition.
Now that’s what we call a Super Cop! Salutes to this fearless and brave lady!!
*Image Credit: indiatimes.com
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