Subsequently, as a traffic moved here police officer, she oversaw traffic arrangements for the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1983 in Goa. As Deputy Commissioner of Police of North Delhi, she launched a campaign against drug abuse, which evolved into the Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation (renamed to Navjyoti India Foundation in 2007). In 1979, Kiran was posted to West District of Delhi and there were not enough officers to control the high volumes of crime.
Kiran Bedi was born on June 9, 1949. Her father, Prakash Lal Peshawaria, a landlord in Punjab, was
However, her mother died in Delhi three days later, after having been in coma for 41 days. Sometime later, Bedi was invited by the United Nations to discuss social reintegration of prisoners at the Copenhagen Social Summit. When the Delhi Government refused to permit her, Bedi met the Minister of State for Home Rajesh Pilot on 4 March 1995. The meeting got extended, because of which Bedi had to cancel an appointment she had with the Chief Minister Khurana. However, the jail authorities refused to give permission for a hookah, since Bedi had earlier declared Tihar a no-smoking zone. Bedi did not spare errant motorists from the rich and influential section of society, which resulted in a powerful lobby against her.
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- She hoped that this would lead to her reassignment to Delhi Police after a few years (after “hard” postings, government servants are unofficially entitled to a post they desire).
- Not finding DCP Bedi at the office, the lawyers manhandled Additional DCP Sandhu.
- Known as Wadhwa Commission, the committee consisted of Justice DP Wadhwa and Justice NN Goswamy.
- The members of the Delhi Bar Association were not satisfied with Bedi’s transfer, and wanted her suspended.
- Her 7-year-old daughter suffered from nephritic syndrome since the age of 3, and was seriously ill at the time.
- In 1994, Bedi was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Nehru Fellowship.
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THE BOY WHO WOULDN’T GO TO SCHOOL
Even the hardened criminals, who had been isolated in separate barracks, started behaving well. Bedi then arranged for them to attend education and meditation courses. For other prisoners, Bedi arranged vocational training with certificates, so that they could find a job after their release. During her tenure, Indira Gandhi National Open University and National Open School set up their centers inside the prison. The move faced a lot of resistance from the staff as well as the prisoners.
After Modi won and became the Prime Minister of India, Bedi stated that she was ready to be BJP’s CM candidate in Delhi, if such an offer was made to her. She was BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, in which Arvind Kejriwal was AAP’s CM candidate. She lost the election from Krishna Nagar constituency to AAP candidate SK Bagga by a margin of 2277 votes, and AAP came to power again with an absolute majority after one year. Dave accused Bedi of “compromising” the prison’s security by allowing visitors – including American officials and foreign TV crews – inside the jail, without the Delhi government’s permission. Another charge was that she had allowed NHRC representatives to meet TADA detainees from Kashmir, who had raised anti-national slogans.
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In January 1988, the Delhi Police caught a man stealing from a girl’s purse at St. Stephen’s College. When he was produced in the court, he was recognized as Rajesh Agnihotri, a lawyer practicing at the Tis Hazari Courts Complex. The man had given a different name when he was arrested, and his lawyer colleagues claimed that he had been falsely framed.
She is a social commentator and trainer and frequently speaks on various social issues like education, domestic violence & others. During 2008–11, Bedi hosted the reality TV show Aap Ki Kachehri on STAR Plus. In this court show, Bedi resolved everyday conflicts in a simulated courtroom.