Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Tadasha Mishra has taken charge as the acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand, becoming the first woman to head the state’s police force.

Her appointment follows the voluntary retirement of Anurag Gupta, a 1990-batch IPS officer, whose resignation was recently accepted by the Jharkhand government. A notification from the Home, Prison & Disaster Management Department confirmed that Mishra, a 1994-batch IPS officer, will serve as in-charge DGP and Inspector General of Police from November 7.

Brief tenure as DGP

Born in Odisha, Mishra’s tenure as acting DGP will continue until her retirement on December 31, 2025. Before taking over this new role, she was serving as Special Secretary in the state’s Home Department. Over the years, she has held

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