The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing some of the high-profile terror-related cases has at least three top women cops leading the probe in several of the big cases.

While two of them, Sonia Narang and Sanjukta Parashar are working from the New Delhi Headquarters of NIA. Pratibha Ambedkar is posted as Superintendent of Police in the probe agencies of the Hyderabad branch.

The first two, Sonia and Sanjukta have dealt with terror funding cases which have taken them to Jammu and Kashmir. Pratibha is involved in the investigation of Mecca Masjid case, Banglore and Mysore blast cases.

DIG Sonia Narang

Sonia Narang is the top woman cop, a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in India's premier anti-terror investigation agency. A 2002 batch IPS officer from Karnataka cadre, Sonia has her kitty full.

She supervised the Kashmir terror funding case. She kept her cool in the face of protests in Jammu when she landed in the city to investigate the Hurriyat terror funding case. She has been involved in the Sunjuwan Army camp investigation and the naxal funding case in Jharkhand.

While in Karnataka, she was the SP of Belgaum where she managed the issues of communalism, linguistic tensions and inter-state crimes. On deputation since 2017, she will complete a year in NIA this April.

On Women's Day, Sonia told India Today, "As a woman cop, things are easier. Women have a way of dealing with things. They are a multi-tasker. So women usually excel in professions. But more so in police."

She helps her sons in Class 5 with his lessons and yet manages her work with the utmost professionalism.

Sonia holds masters in sociology from Punjab University and is a gold medalist in sociology. A discerning smile she is focused on her job. "I dealt with investigations of some of the very high profile cases. My previous cases have helped in NIA. I have experienced terror cases and naxal cases. So now I have a variety of experience."

SP Sanjukta Parashar

If good looks kill, then NIA SP Sanjukta Parashar, a 2006 IPS batch officer could easily make do that. Tall, lanky and model-like, the Assam cadre officer is a hardcore professional. She also supervised the Bhopal Ujjain train blast case.

Sanjukta is the leading probe officer in the Sunjuwan terror cases. As part of the probe team investigating the Kashmir terror funding case, the officer travelled to militancy-hit South Kashmir.

Before her stint in the NIA, her name is said to have evoked fear in Bodo militants of Assam. Sanjukta has killed 16 militants and arrested more than 64 while serving in the state.

SP Pratibha Ambedkar

SP Pratibha Ambedkar is a Lucknow girl, she is currently serving in Hyderabad and is known for her honesty and integrity. A 2007 batch UP cadre IPS officer, Pratibha has served longer tenure than her Delhi counterparts, completing a four-year stint in the anti-terror probe agency.

She is known to her colleagues for investigating the case of Mecca Masjid. Pratibha has been the chief investigating officer in Churchgate blast and Mysore blast. She says she has "learnt a lot from NIA."

"As an SP investigation is our bread and butter it is the job we do but the process in NIA is a lot more different. In state police, we are not involved at the top level in conviction and prosecution but in NIA you are deeply involved. And that is a learning process," Pratibha said.

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