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Asha Sinha is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who was born on 24 March, 1956 in Kottayam, India. She is the first woman IPS officer from the state of Kerala. She is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Asha Sinha completed her schooling from St. Mary's Convent School, Kottayam and graduated from the University of Kerala with a degree in Economics. She then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Public Administration from the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
Asha Sinha joined the Indian Police Service in 1981 and has served in various capacities in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. She has held the posts of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Director General of Police, and Additional Director General of Police. She has also served as the Director of the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
Asha Sinha is married to Dr. P.K. Sinha, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer. They have two children, a son and a daughter.
| Popular As |
Asha Thampan |
| Occupation |
Indian Police Service |
| Age |
68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
24 March, 1956 |
| Birthday |
24 March |
| Birthplace |
Kottayam, Kerala |
| Nationality |
India |
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Asha Sinha Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Asha Sinha's Husband?
Her husband is Sanjoy Sinha
| Family |
| Parents |
P K Thampan and Valsamma Thampan |
| Husband |
Sanjoy Sinha |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Asha Sinha Net Worth
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Asha Sinha's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
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| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
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In recognition of her services she was awarded the Presidents Medal for Meritorious Service in the year 2010.
Mrs Asha Sinha chartered history by becoming the first lady officer to command a Para-Military force in India, as commandant, C.I.S.F, Mazagoan Docks, Mumbai. She also became the first I.P.S Lady Officer to head the Intelligence Department in Special Branch and later Crime Investigation Department (C.I.D) in the State of Jharkhand. After the tragic killing if Inspector Francis Indwar by the Naxalites in 2009 which was a huge Intelligence failure, Mrs Asha Sinha was chosen to head the State Intelligence Wing. She not only restored the unit's sagging morale but also saw to it that the Lok Sabha (Parliament) and Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) elections in 2009 was relatively incident free, in spite of the Naxalite threats.
Asha Sinha is a former Director General of Police in Jharkhand Police. She has the distinction of being appointed the first Woman Commandant of any of the Paramilitary forces of India in the year 1992. She is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer of 1982-Batch. She has held several important assignments in the States of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar and Government of India culminating in the appointment to the senior most position, as Director General of Police in the year 2013.
After completing her State to State Deputation with the Government of Maharashtra, she returned to the parent cadre. Thereafter she was selected for deputation to C.I.S.F and was posted as Commandant, C.I.S.F, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, a sensitive defence installation in the year 1992, thereby earning the distinction of becoming the First Lady Commandant of any Para-Military Force in India. She later held the posts of Group Commandant, C.I.S.F looking after the security of large Public Sector Undertakings of Pimpri, Nava Sheva Port, Raigad.
After a brief stint of Teaching in All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram and S. N. College, Kannur, she qualified and joined the General Insurance Corporation of India as a Direct Recruit Asst. Administrative. She left the GIC to join the prestigious Indian Police Service in the year 1982. She met her future spouse Sanjoy Sinha at the General Insurance Company who also cleared the Civil Services in the year 1983 and joined the Indian Customs. They have two children: Abhishek Sinha, an advocate and Vaishnavi Sinha, a journalist.
Asha Sinha joined the Indian Police Service in 1982 and has served the country in several capacities for almost 34 years. She has served the Union Central Government and also the State governments of Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand.
