Who is Charu Sinha, the first female IPS officer to head CRPF's Srinagar sector?

NEW DELHI: Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch Telangana cadre, was on Monday appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar sector, one of the highly sensitive areas in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sinha has become the first female IPS officer who has been given this charge by the government. The IPS officer will now be heading the Srinagar sector that was started in 2005. Sinha will replace Pramod Kumar Pandey.
Who is Charu Sinha?
Sinha is an IPS officer of the 1996-batch Telangana cadre, who was Inspector General of CRPF, Jammu sector before being transferred to Srinagar.
Charu Sinha has earlier also worked as IG, the Bihar sector in CRPF and has dealt with Naxals during her posting.
Under her leadership, various anti-Naxals operations were carried out. Later, she was transferred to IG Jammu in CRPF where she spent a long and successful tenure.
On Monday, a fresh order came appointing her as the IG Srinagar sector. As chief of the Srinagar sector, Sinha will also be heading all operations involved here.
The sensitive Srinagar sector
The Srinagar sector, which started functioning in 2005 never had a female officer at the IG level. This sector is involved in anti-terror operations and closely works with the Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir police.
"Srinagar sector is located at Brein Nishat, Srinagar (J-K). It started functioning in 2005. Srinagar Sector has operational jurisdiction over three districts of J-K- Budgam, Ganderbal, and Srinagar and Union territory of Ladakh," the CRPF said.
"It includes 2 ranges, 22 executive units, and 3 Mahila companies. Apart from it, Srinagar Sector has administrative control on Group Centre-Srinagar," the paramilitary force added.
Current Director-General CRPF AP Maheshwari headed the Srinagar sector as IG in 2005.
PS Ranpise will replace Charu Sinha as head of the Jammu sector.
(With agency inputs)