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Country’s first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya passes away in Mumbai

Bhattacharya, a 1973-batch IPS officer, created history in 2004 when she became the DGP of Uttarakhand.

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Country's first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya passes away in Mumbai

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, India’s first woman Director General of Police (DGP) breathed last on Monday night in Mumbai following an illness. As per the reports, Bhattacharya had been keeping unwell for a long time, for which she was undergoing treatment in Mumbai.

Considered as one of the finest police officers of the country, a 1973-batch IPS officer Bhattacharya created history in 2004 when she became the DGP of Uttarakhand. On October 31, 2007, she retired as the DGP.

After retirement, Kanchan also tried her hand at politics by contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. She contested from Haridwar seat in Uttarakhand on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket. However, she could not make it to the lower house of the Parliament.

In 1989, her inspiring story was adapted into a popular tele-serial Udaan, written and directed by her sister Kavita Chaudhary who also played the lead protagonist in the series.

Reacting to her demise, people from all walk of life expressed their condolences. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to the Twitter and said –


The Uttarakhand Police expressed grief over her death in a Twitter post. “Uttarakhand Police expresses condolences on her demise and remembers her phenomenal contribution,” read the tweet.

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