Women graduates as ASPs soon

Women graduates will be recruited for the first time to fill vacancies for Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) to perform various police functions hitherto performed by male officers, a spokesman for the National Police Commission told the "Sunday Observer."

A competitive examination to recruit 17 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) will be held for males and females shortly. The examination to recruit ASPs directly will be held after a lapse of seven years.

Although women were recruited to fill other ranks such as constables and sub-inspectors no women gazetted officers were recruited in the past. However, with the expansion of the police the need to recruit women ASP's arose to man specialised branches such as the Women and Child Protection Bureau.

Meanwhile, the National Police Commission (NPC) has called for applications from Senior Supdt.of Police (SSP) to be promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).

Three DIG vacancies exist at present and retired SSPs too would be eligible to go before a board although they will not be re-employed.

JJ