Sanjukta Parashar, IPS officer from Assam, has been appointed as the new Superintendent of Police in National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a period of 4 years. She is best known for taking down 16 militants, arresting over 64 and confiscating tons of arms and ammunition in just 15 months.



Prior to this, Parashar was posted as the Assistant Commandant of Makum during the year 2008. She was soon given the responsibility of controlling the clashes between Bodo and illegal Bangladeshi militants. Yamin Hazarika is another shining name for women officers from Assam.



As Superintendent of Police in Sonitpur, the brave officer leads a team of CRPF men with AK-47s in the terror-infested region. She has become one of the most feared police officers among the Bodo militants and received death threats too but that hasn’t deterred to doing her duty.



As a student, Parashar was interested in sports; she learnt swimming and took part in plays and march pasts.



An officer from the 2006 IPS batch, Sanjukta is married to an IAS officer posted in Assam; the couple have a son, who is looked after by Sanjukta’s mother in her absence.

Sanjukta did her graduation in Political Science from Delhi University’s IP College and then completed her master’s in International Relations from JNU. Apart from this, she also earned an M.Phil followed by a PhD in US foreign policy.



The tough cop also spends days in relief camps to meet people and often can be seen distributes candies to two-wheeler riders who wear helmets.

She was awarded by Delhi Commission for Woman (DCW) for her immense contribution in the field of woman empowerment. She was among 30 women to receive this award.