Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya who was the first woman Director General of Police (DGP), passed away following an illness in Mumbai on Monday night. Bhattacharya was a 1973 batch IPS officer who made history when she was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in the year 2004. She retired as the DGP on October 31, 2007.

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, the first woman DGP of Uttarakhand and the country, passed away in Mumbai last night, following a brief illness. pic.twitter.com/uN84uV8tTV