Nagaland IPS officer among global ‘40 Under 40 awardees’

October 7, 2024 4 Views No Comment

International Association of Chiefs of Police’s award represents the rising leaders of policing

Dimapur, October 7 (MExN): The Superintendent of Police (SP) Phek, Dr Pritpal Kaur, has been selected by the US-based International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) as one of its ‘2024 IACP 40 Under 40’ awardees.

According to the IACP, the professionals chosen as the 2024 40 Under 40 awardees represent the rising leaders of policing, regardless of rank or title, and have served their agencies, colleagues, and communities with excellence, whether they are professional staff, patrol officers, investigators, supervisors, or chiefs of police.

Each winner was chosen for demonstrating strong values, leadership capability, and commitment to the law enforcement field, it added. The 2024 awardees hailed from six countries.

According to the IACP’s profile, Dr Kaur has worked for the Indian Police Services (IPS) and served as the first SP for the newly created border district Noklak in Nagaland.

She brought progress and peace to international borders, using her negotiation skills to avert border clashes and land disputes, and assisted in anti-drug efforts by providing treatment, counselling, rehabilitation, and livelihood to hundreds of people struggling with drug addiction, it said.

Since childhood, SP Kaur, whose interest in policing began when she served as the captain of her school sports team, has carried a passion for spreading education, and throughout her career, she has helped resolve conflicts and strengthen communities across India, it added.

As a doctor, she participated in many police-community projects, which took her to remote areas needing assistance from the police, it added.

The IACP also noted that Dr Kaur has received several awards, including the International Inspiration Women Award 2023, Skoch Gold Award 2023, DGP Disc Award, Women Power India Award 2023, and Global Women Leader Award 2024 by the World Women Leadership Congress 2024.

However, one of her greatest honours was the granting of a tribal name during her work with tribal groups in Nagaland, it added.

“The virtue of keeping society always in order, more peaceful, and progressive made me choose the law enforcement career,” Dr Kaur was quoted as saying in the profile.

The IACP described itself as the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders, committed to advancing the safety of communities worldwide.