Kochi: Kerala’s commercial capital of Kochi has got its first woman Commissioner in the form of R Nishanthin after S Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar was transferred following a minor crushing to death of a street vendor last Sunday.
A 2008-batch IPS officer from the Kerala cadre, Nishanthini took civil service after completing engineering.
Nishanthini, who was the Inspector General of Police (IGP), South Zone, told the New Indian Express that she was against gender discrimination in the workplace.
Taking a firm position on attacks against law enforcers, she said such incidents would not be tolerated.
Stating that women’s safety will be its due priority, Nishanthini said action will be taken against spas violating regulations.
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