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'''Geetha Johri''' is a retired officer of the [[Indian Police Service]]. She was the first woman from Gujarat to become an IPS officer. Johri retired as [[Gujarat]]’s police chief and was the highest ranked women officer in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/04/geetha-johri-becomes-gujarats-first-woman-police-chief-after-of_a_22025124/ | title=Geetha Johri Becomes Gujarat's First Woman Police Chief | publisher=[[HuffPost]] | access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/geetha-johri-will-retire-as-gujarats-police-chief-today/articleshow/61855584.cms | title=Geetha Johri will retire as Gujarat's police chief | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> She became DIG in 2017, replacing [[PP Pandey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Geetha Johri is Gujarat's first woman DGP, replaces PP Pandey |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/geetha-johri-is-gujarats-first-woman-dgp-replaces-pp-pandey/articleshow/58012554.cms |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en |date=4 April 2017}}</ref><br />
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Johri was the original investigator of the [[death of Sohrabuddin Sheikh]].<ref name="Misra 2007">{{cite web |last1=Misra |first1=R.K. |title=Slug In The Belly |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/slug-in-the-belly/234620 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date=14 May 2007}}</ref><br />
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Jorhi graduated in the 1982 batch.<ref name="Times February 2009">{{cite web |author1=Times News Network |title=Geetha Johri, Rajkot's new police chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Geetha-Johri-Rajkots-new-police-chief/articleshow/4152918.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en |date=19 February 2009}}</ref><br />
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In 1992 she raided the [[Dariapur (Ahmedabad)|Dariapur]] hideout of criminal [[Abdul Latif (criminal)|Abdul Latif]].<ref name="Times February 2009"/> Latif escaped, but she arrested his gunman Sharif Khan.<ref name="Times February 2009"/><br />
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In 1998 she came into political conflict which resulted in her loss of opportunity.<ref name="Times February 2009"/><ref name="NDTV July 2010">{{cite web |author1=NDTV Correspondent |title=Who is Geeta Johri? |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/who-is-geeta-johri-425610 |website=[[NDTV]] |date=30 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=India Today Web Desk |title=Who is Geetha Johri, the new Gujarat DGP? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/geetha-johri-dgp-gujarat-pp-pandey-first-female-ips-officer-969406-2017-04-04 |website=India Today |language=en |date=4 April 2017}}</ref>{{clarify|date=December 2020}}<br />
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She was the investigator of the [[2002 Gujarat riots]].<ref name="Times February 2009"/><br />
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