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.