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{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anie Siva
| honorific_suffix = Sub Inspector of [[Kerala Police]]
| image =
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| birth_date = 1990
| birth_place = Kanjiramkunnam, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = Police officer
| years_active = 2016 – present
| parents =
| spouse =
| children = 1
}}

'''Anie Siva''' (born 1990) is an Indian police officer from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2021-07-01|title=Inspiring cop Anie Siva assumes charge at Kochi Central station|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/inspiring-cop-anie-siva-assumes-charge-at-kochi-central-station/article35068279.ece|access-date=2021-07-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Having abandoned with her baby at the age of 18, she became a sub inspector [[Kerala Police]] in June 2021 at the age of 31, thus making national headlines.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiJune 28|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=June 28|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 10:13|title=Abandoned with baby at 18, Kerala woman fights all odds to become a cop|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-anie-siva-police-officer-woman-1820143-2021-06-28|access-date=2021-07-01|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Woman Who Once Sold Lemonade, Ice Cream For A Living Is Now A Cop|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-woman-anie-siva-who-once-sold-lemonade-ice-cream-for-a-living-is-now-a-cop-2473779|access-date=2021-07-01|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Life and career==
At the age of 18, she was married to her boyfriend against her willingness. After two years, they were separated while Anie was pregnant with a six-month-old baby.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From selling lemonade and ice-cream to becoming SI of Varkala, the journey of Anie Siva|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/06/27/from-selling-lemonade-and-ice-cream-to-becoming-si-of-varkala-the-journey-of-annie-siva.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> She was also abandoned from her home as she went against parent's dictate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 years ago she sold lemonades at Varkala, now she's a Sub Inspector there - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jun/27/10-years-ago-she-sold-lemonades-at-varkala-now-shes-a-sub-inspector-there-2322183.amp|access-date=2021-07-01|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> Anie lived in a shed at her grandmother's house with her son Shivasurya and sold lemonade and ice cream in the streets of [[Varkala]] to earn the money for living. In 2014, she joined a training center in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to prepare for the exam for sub-inspector post and for woman police post.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-28|title='Was Offered 50K If I Stripped': Kerala Cop's Inspiring Journey From Lemonade Cart to SI of Varkala|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/kerala-cops-inspiring-journey-from-lemonade-cart-to-police-officer-of-varkala-anie-siva-3901631.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> In 2016, Anie joined the [[Kerala Police]] as a civil officer. After completing her three years service, Anie was selected in 2019 after writing the SI test.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-28|title=She was abandoned at 20 with a baby. Today, she's beaten odds to be a cop|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/she-was-abandoned-20-baby-today-shes-beaten-odds-be-cop-151389|access-date=2021-07-01|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> In June 2021, she was appointed as the sub inspector of Varkala police station after completing one and half years of training.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anie Siva Story Teaches Us How Second Chances Come To Those Who Seek Them|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/top-stories/opinion/anie-siva-kerala-single-mother-lemonade-seller-turns-sub-inspector/|access-date=2021-07-01|language=en-US}}</ref> She was later posted at [[Ernakulam]] Central police station upon her request.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചില്ല, കരളുറപ്പ്; ആനി ശിവ ഇനി ആക്‌ഷൻ ഹീറോ|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2021/06/28/women-sub-inspector-anie-siva.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Kerala Police officers]]
[[Category:Indian women police officers]]
[[Category:Indian police officers]]
[[Category:Women from Kerala]]

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