"Geetha Johri as first female DGP of Gujarat"......... Latest News :4th April 2017

Date:- 4th April 2017

Johri becomes the first incharge female DGP of Gujarat. 

She also has the distinction of being the Gujarat's first woman IPS officer.

Johri began her career in Ahmedabad as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG Police) in Gandhinagar in 1982 after clearing the IAS exam. 

She also served as the principal of police training school at Vadodara for sometime.

On April 16, 2015, Johri was promoted from the rank of Additional DGP to Director General of Police days after the CBI(Central Bureau of Investigation) dropped charges against her in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, but continued serving as Managing Director of the Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation until 14th April, 2016.