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This is an archive article published on December 26, 2007

Women in police continue to be unknown entity: Bedi

She made a mark as the country's first IPS officer. And bidding the police service adieu, Kiran Bedi lamented that her sisters in the force continued to be an unknown entity.

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She made a mark as the country’s first IPS officer. And bidding the police service adieu, Kiran Bedi lamented that her sisters in the force continued to be an unknown entity.

“Women are still an unknown entity in the force. They remain anonymous and the Government thinks they are unpredictable,” Bedi, who ended her 37-year-old eventful career in police on Wednesday, said.

Bedi had alleged in July, when she was overlooked for the post of Delhi Police Commissioner, that the Government was biased towards women in police.

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She was relieved of her duties after the Government accepted her one-and-half month-old application for voluntary retirement.

Bedi was also critical of the ‘negative’ political interference in policing, saying it was affecting the efficiency of police in the country.

“There are no debates in the country about police and its reforms. We had a number of Police Commissions. What did they achieve? Have you done any audit? There are no police officers who speak out against this and there is nobody to speak for policemen. This is despite the best being there in the service,” she said.

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