Colleagues never stood by me: IPS officer Roopa

BENGALURU: IPS officer Roopa D Moudgil on Sunday lamented how she used to be left to fend for herself when she raised the issue of irregularities in Bengaluru Central Prison in 2017.
“My colleagues remained mute spectators. They by no means supported me brazenly when I spoke about irregularities in the prison and waited to grasp what used to be in store for me,” Roopa stated at the 5th Women Leadership Summit 2019 at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB).

“One feels remoted after taking such steps. Once you talk in opposition to the gadget, no longer many of us will adore it as a result of they've vested interests,” she stated in respond to a query raised by means of a member of the audience, who wanted to grasp why whistleblower officers are cornered.

Roopa additionally narrated her experience as a girl officer in the police department. “Most of the time it used to be my speedy officers who were reluctant to take my orders severely when I joined the carrier, as a result of they idea what sensible wisdom I would have being a girl. But something I made certain is that I all the time do the best thing and apply rules,” she stated.

Roopa stated former IPS officer and Puducherry governor Kiran Bedi used to be her inspiration to be a fearless officer.

Bedi’s water wealthy model


Kiran Bedi, who addressed the summit just prior to Roopa, spoke about the Water Rich Puducherry model and the way she went on to make the Union territory flood resistant and water wealthy. Rejuvenation of 25 water channels had impacted 164 villages in 12 months, she stated.


Answering a question from Roopa on what assists in keeping her energised at this age, Bedi stated: “Spend some time with your self and deal with your mind, body and soul neatly.”


Dr Tessy Thomas, director general of aeronautical systems, DRDO; Vaishnavi Reddy from Brandstory; Anjana Vivek from Venture Bean Consulting and Anuradha Agarwal, former CMO Marico, additionally spoke.


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