Dehradun, August 27: The first woman Director General of Police (DGP), Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, passed away following an illness in Mumbai on Monday night. Bhattachary, a 1973 batch IPS officer, made history when she was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in the year 2004.

She retired as the DGP on October 31, 2007.After retirement, she took a plunge into politics by contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha election on an Aam Aadmi Party's ticket from Haridwar constituency. Kerala Shocker: Woman Police Officer Set on Fire, Dies; Attacker Arrested.

Uttarakhand Police's Tweet

However, she could not make it to the lower house of Parliament. Uttarakhand Police in a Twitter post remembered Bhattacharya. "Uttarakhand Police expresses condolences on her demise and remembers her phenomenal contribution," it said.

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