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Jacobabad: Manisha Ropeta has become the first Hindu woman officer of Pakistan’s Sindh Police. She hopes that other girls from her community will take inspiration from her story and consider entering the field.
Let it be known that Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Manisha Ropeta, a resident of Jacobabad, passed the Sindh Public Service Commission exam in 2021. He is from a middle class family. His family is progressive. It was a big deal for the family.
Actually there are two types of officers in Pakistan Police. One category is those who reach higher positions based on their experience and the other category officers are appointed and promoted after passing the ‘Central Superior Services’ (CSS) examination.
Very few educated women officers in Pakistan
There are very few educated women in the Pakistani police force. In such a case, DSP in the defense sector. Ropeta posted in the post of has contributed a lot in bringing changes in the image of the police force in Sindh province. Ropeta played an important role in solving the attempted kidnapping of Pakistani actress Nimra Khan. Nimra said, “Fingers were also pointed at me initially and many in the media and social media termed my kidnapping attempt as a minor incident but DSP Manisha Ropeta took up my case, which made me Helped to stay calm and improve the situation.
Nimra said that after speaking to an educated female police officer, she realized that she had taken the right step by speaking publicly about the incident. Ropeta admits that being a female police officer and also belonging to a minority community was a challenge for her initially, but it also helped her communicate and help victims of various crimes.
She added, “When I took up Nimra’s case, I could feel her fear after this painful incident.” “There may be some gender issues, but I don’t feel isolated and it doesn’t matter that I am a Hindu woman,” added Ropeta.
Even today, when I wear the police uniform, I feel proud and I hope that girls in our community will be inspired by my story and follow the path that I took.” She also said, “When I was 13 years, when we lost our father who was a merchant in Jacobabad.”
Since then, our only brother has always encouraged and supported me to join the police force.” Ropeta said her joining the police force was a big step, as girls from educated Hindu families in Sindh usually go into the medical field or take up the teaching profession.