CRPF Appoints IPS Officer Sanjukta Parasor as the First Female Inspector General of CoBRA Unit
Sanjukta Parashar brings extensive counter-insurgency experience and National Investigation Agency service to the elite jungle-warfare unit.
- Sanjukta Parashar, a 2006-batch Indian Police Service officer, has taken charge as Inspector General of the Central Reserve Police Force's elite CoBRA unit, becoming the first woman to command the specialised jungle warfare force.
- Known as the "Iron Lady of Assam", Parashar earned her reputation leading frontline counter-insurgency operations in Sonitpur, where she personally patrolled dense forests alongside police commandos and CoBRA personnel.
- Trained for guerrilla tactics, the ten-battalion-strong CoBRA specialises in jungle warfare, long-range operations, and countering IED threats, with recent deployments to check armed violence in Manipur.
- Before joining CoBRA, Parashar served as inspector general of police for CID-I in Assam and spent years with the National Investigation Agency conducting national security investigations on terrorism and extremist networks.
- Her appointment marks a significant milestone for women officers within the Central Armed Police Forces, as Parashar now helms the force whose personnel once operated alongside her in Assam's forests.
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‘Iron Lady of Assam’ Takes Charge of CoBRA as First Woman IPS IG to Lead Force
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. She earned the “Iron Lady” tag for leading operations against the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) during her tenure as Superintendent of Police in Sonitpur in 2013-14. India News | ‘Iron Lady of Assam’ Takes Charge of CoBRA as First Woman IPS IG to Lead Force.
Sanjukta appoined 1st woman CoBRA IG - The Tribune
Sanjukta Parashar, a 2006-batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has been appointed Inspector General (IG) of the CRPF’s elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). She is the first woman officer to hold the post.
‘Iron Lady of Assam’ Sanjukta Parashar becomes first woman officer to lead CRPF’s CoBRA unit
Sanjukta Parashar, the first woman to lead CoBRA, takes charge as Inspector General of the elite CRPF unit, known for her counter-insurgency expertise in Assam and national security operations. Her appointment marks a significant milestone in India's security forces.
The Economic Times
Times of IndiaCRPF appoints IPS officer Sanjukta Parasor as the first female Inspector General of CoBRA unit
Sanjukta Parasor becomes the first woman to lead CRPF's elite CoBRA commando unit. She is a 2006-batch IPS officer from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. The CoBRA unit was established to combat Left Wing Extremism and insurgency. Commandos have been credited with successful jungle warfare operations against Naxals. V K Birdi also takes charge as IG of CRPF VIP security wing.
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