Rashmi Shukla (IPS) Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Rashmi Awasthi (before marriage)
Profession	IPS Officer
Known for	Becoming the first woman DGP of the Maharashtra Police
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Civil Service
Service	Indian Police Service (IPS)
Batch	1988
Cadre	Maharashtra
Service Years	25 August 1988 - present
Major Designation(s)	• Superintendent of Police (SP) of Nashik Rural • SP of Aurangabad Rural • SP of Satara • SP of Pune Rural districts • Deputy Commissioner of Police of Zone 1 and 5 in Mumbai • Additional Commissioner of Police of Mumbai (Southern Zone) • Joint Commissioner of Police of Crime Branch in Mumbai • Commissioner of Nagpur Police • Commissioner of Pune Police (2016) • Additional Director General (Traffic) • Deputy Inspector General (Administration) • Inspector General (Law and Order) • Commissioner of State Intelligence Department (till 2019) • Director General of Civil Defence • Empanelled as an ADG by the Union government (2021) • Additional Director General of CRPF, J&K Zone (2021) • Empanelled as a DGP by the Union government (2022) • Additional Director General of CRPF, Hyderabad (2022) • Director General of Seema Suraksha Bal (2023-2024) • Director General of Maharashtra Police (January 2024 - 4 November 2024)
Police Medals & Awards	• DG Insignia Award (2004) • President's Police Medal (2004 & 2013) • President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2005) • Indian Police Medal (2005) • President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2013)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 June 1964 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	60 Years
Birthplace	Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
School	St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai
College/University	• Elphinstone College, Mumbai • Mumbai University
Education Qualification(s)	• Graduation at Elphinstone College • MA at Mumbai University
Hobby	Reading
Controversies	Accused of Tapping Phones Illegally Three FIRs were lodged against Rashmi Shukla in 2021 and 2022. According to the FIRs, Rashmi, while serving as the Commissioner of the State Intelligence Department (SID), illegally tapped the phones of many politicians and journalists, including the then Congress president Nana Patole. In 2021, when the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance ruled in Maharashtra, Patole levied allegations against Shukla of phone tapping. Consequently, the government ordered a probe into the matter and established a bench of investigators. Later, the Pune police filed an FIR against her on 25 February 2021. As per the FIR, the phone calls were tapped by the SID for 60 days for "political motives." In 2022, Rashmi filed a litigation against the FIRs being filed against her in the Bombay High Court. In her plea, Shukla contested that she was being implicated in the case by the then-ruling Maharashtra government, MVA. [1]The Indian Express In July 2022, the case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Invesitgation (CBI). In early 2023, the Bombay High Court quashed two of the three FIRs lodged against Shukla. Following the filing of a closure report by the CBI in May 2023 and its acceptance by the Bombay High Court, the court closed the case in September 2023. [2]The Indian Express Removal From The Post of DGP of Maharashtra Rashmi was removed from her post of the DGP in November 2024, ahead of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections, after the leader of the Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar lodged a complaint against her with the Election Commission accusing Rashmi of being politically biased and adhering to the instructions of the BJP. [3]NDTV
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widow
Family
Husband/Spouse	Uday Shukla (died on 28 May 2018; IPS officer, served as RPF's Chief Security Commissioner-cum-IG in the Western Railways) Note: Uday passed away at the age of 58 while undergoing oesophageal cancer treatment in Pune.
Children	She has two kids, a son, and a daughter.
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 2,25,000 + other allowances (as of 2023) (as DG SSB)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rashmi Shukla

• Rashmi Shukla is an Indian Police Officer from the 1988 batch of the Maharashtra cadre. In 2021, several FIRs were lodged against her in the phone-tapping case of politicians in Maharashtra. She is known for her dedication towards the security and betterment of women in Maharashtra. She hit the headlines in January 2024 after she became the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of the Maharashtra Police.

• After completing her formal education, Rashmi took the UPSC civil services exam and passed it. Thereafter, she joined the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVNPA) in Hyderabad, Telangana. There, she trained to become a police officer.
  

  A photo of Rashmi Shukla taken after she got commissioned as an IPS officer

• In 2008, when she was appointed as a coordinator with the Maharashtra Government during the November 2008 terror attacks. She earned many appreciation awards for her outstanding performance.
  

  Rashmi Shukla while receiving an award for her excellence

• Rashmi Shukla is the second female IPS officer to have served as the commissioner of police in Maharashtra.

• While serving as the Commissioner of Pune Police, Rashmi implemented the Buddy Cop initiative, which was aimed at increasing cooperation between the police and the residents of Pune.
  

  A photo of Rashmi taken when she was serving as the Commissioner of Pune