Woman in charge

Through her illustrious career in the Indian police service, Kiran Bedi has proven that a woman’s ability to reach out can change the world.

FEARLESS would be one way to describe Kiran Bedi, known to many as India’s “super cop”. In 1972, Bedi became the first woman officer to join the Indian Police Service at age 23. Her appointment was met with some scepticism – people thought that crime rates would definitely go up under her watch as women were perceived as being incapable of tough jobs like crime fighting.