Bengaluru:  Neelmani N Raju has been appointed as Director General and Inspector General of Karnataka Police on Tuesday.

Neelamani, a 1983 batch IPS officer is the first lady to be appointed as the police chief after Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Rupak Kumar Dutta retired on Tuesday.

Raju, was serving as the state intelligence head prior to her appointment on Tuesday.

Retired Karnataka Police chief, RK Dutta who had served for the post for 10 months was given a grand farewell at KSRP grounds in Koramangala on Tuesday.