Roopa D Moudgil is an IPS officer, now working as IGP. In July 2017, as DIG prisons she reported about irregularities and corruption in Bengaluru prison. In this TEDx talk, she speaks about how special privileges given to certain influential prisoners flouting laws, rules and court orders as quid-pro-quo, works against a healthy prison system. Creating conditions of equality and fairness is an essential part of prison reforms. Watch this talk to understand the actual scenario of Indian prisons and what they ought to be.
Roopa D Moudgil is an IPS Officer currently serving as IGP in Bengaluru. She is the first women Kannadiga IPS Officer. She has many more firsts to her credit. She is also the first lady cyber cop in the country, to head the first cyber crime police station that was set up in Bengaluru.
She made national headlines when she acted as a whistle-blower exposing the irregularities and corruption at Bengaluru prison in July 2017. After this, she was transferred twice.
She got 43rd rank in UPSC exam and chose IPS, influenced by her long association with NCC. She is the recipient of “President’s Medal for Meritorious Service - 2016”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
21 авг 2024
