Tributes were paid at the Uttarakhand Police Headquarters on Tuesday to the country’s first lady Director General of Police (DGP) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya after her demise late on Monday night at Mumbai. She was reportedly suffering from an ailment for some time. Governor Baby Rani Maurya, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Assembly speaker PC Agrawal among others also condoled the demise of the retired IPS officer.
At the police headquarters, DGP Anil K Raturi said, “Late Bhattacharya was an IPS officer of 1973 batch and was the third IPS officer to take charge of the DGP position in Uttarakhand. She was DGP from the June 15, 2004 to October 31, 2007.”
Two former DGPs of Uttarakhand, Subhash Joshi and AB Lal were also present at PHQ to offer their tribute. Two minutes silence was kept in her memory.