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| Govt accepts Bedi's retirement plea |
| After dithering for a month and a half, government has finally accepted the voluntary retirement plea of the country's first woman IPS officer Kiran
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| INDIA
, 26-December-2007
9:12:44 AM |
| After dithering for a month and a half, government has finally accepted the voluntary retirement plea of the country's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who at times got into controversies during her tenure.
The government has decided to relieve Bedi, who was holding the post of the Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development, from her duties on Monday.
I have received the letter relieving me'' from the government, Bedi said. Sulking after being ignored for Delhi Police Commissioner's post earlier this year, the Magsaysay awardee
submitted her application on November 15, saying she wanted to quit to pursue ''strong academic and social interests''.
Government had last week indicated that it would continue to avail of the services of Bedi for its project of National Police Mission, but she rejected the offer saying she was not willing to work ''for the government'' anymore.
Putting pressure on the government to accept her application, Bedi moved an application for long leave from Monday till the end of the notice period on February 15.
She said she was going on leave to ''help expedite the appointment of my successor''.
The Amristsar-born officer has had an illustrious career, which sometimes had been marked by controversies.
Known as 'Crane Bedi' for her firmness in dealing with traffic violations in Delhi three decades ago, she has won a number of awards, including the President's Gallantry Award.
She also had the honour of serving at the UN as Police Adviser in the Peacekeeping Department and had won a UN medal for outstanding service.
Bedi has also been rewarded for undertaking prison reforms during her tenure as head of Tihar Jail here.
The 1972-batch officer had accused the government of ignoring her by appointing Y S Dadwal, two years junior to her, as Delhi Police Commissioner.
On her decision to take VRS, Bedi had said she could ''work from outside the system'' after trying to reform it from within.
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