3 weeks ago
Female IPS Officer to Lead CRPF’s Jammu Frontier
Annepu Vijaya Laxmi, a senior police officer, will lead the CRPF’s Jammu Frontier.
The CRPF is a large security force.
She belongs to the Jharkhand cadre and was previously responsible for training in Jharkhand Police.
She is joining the CRPF from the state police on deputation.
She will replace Amol Vinukant Homkar.
Homkar is being moved to Manipur, where officials say the law-and-order situation is sensitive.
The Jammu Sector is difficult to manage and has 13 CRPF battalions.
The article says Vijaya Laxmi will be the second woman to lead this sector.
2006-batch IPS officer Annepu Vijaya Laxmi has been posted as Inspector General of the CRPF Jammu Frontier.
Vijaya Laxmi, from the Jharkhand cadre, was serving as IG Training in Jharkhand Police before joining the CRPF on deputation.
She is set to succeed 2004-batch IPS officer Amol Vinukant Homkar, who was posted to Jammu in February.
Homkar has been transferred to Manipur because of the region’s sensitive law-and-order situation.
The Jammu Sector includes 13 CRPF battalions deployed across areas including Jammu North, Group Centre Jammu and Hiranagar.
- Who
- 2006-batch IPS officer Annepu Vijaya Laxmi will lead the CRPF Jammu Frontier, replacing Amol Vinukant Homkar.
- What
- Vijaya Laxmi has been appointed Inspector General of the CRPF Jammu Sector on central deputation.
- Where
- The assignment is in the CRPF’s Jammu Frontier, while Homkar is being transferred to Manipur.
- When
- The central-deputation order was issued in June, and she was relieved by Jharkhand Police in the last week of July; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- The move places Vijaya Laxmi in charge of a challenging Jammu Sector, while Homkar is being sent to Manipur because of its sensitive law-and-order situation.
Key facts
- Incoming officer
- Annepu Vijaya Laxmi, a 2006-batch IPS officer of the Jharkhand cadre
- New position
- Inspector General, CRPF Jammu Frontier
- Previous position
- Inspector General, Training, Jharkhand Police
- Outgoing officer
- Amol Vinukant Homkar, a 2004-batch IPS officer
- Homkar’s next posting
- Manipur
- Jammu Sector size
- 13 CRPF battalions
- Name variation
- The reports refer to the incoming officer as both Annepu Vijaya Laxmi and A. Vijayalakshmi
Quotes
Official
Official who reported to Republic World about the appointment
“She was serving as Inspector General (IG), Training in the Jharkhand Police and has now taken charge as Inspector General (IG) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). She has been relieved in last week of July to take up the assignment in CRPF”
republicworld.com
Sources
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