ITBP inducts first women officers in combat role

In a first, two women officers of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were on Sunday inducted into the force in combat roles, joining it as Assistant Commandants (AC). The two officers, Prakriti and Diksha, were part of 42 ACs (General Duty) and 11 ACs (Engineer) who participated in the passing-out parade held at the ITBP Academy in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie, in the presence of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.