Hima Das appointed as DSP in Assam Police
11 Feb 2021 11:57:00
New Delhi, Feb 11: Ace sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police by the Assam government after Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday night.
In the cabinet meeting, it was also decided to amend the integrated sports policy of the state by appointing sportspersons as Class-I and Class-II officers in different departments of the state like Police, Excise, Transport etc, government spokesman and Industry minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told reporters.
It was decided that Hima Das will be appointed as a DSP rank officer in the Assam police and medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will be appointed as Class- I officers.
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Nicknamed ‘Dhing Express’, Hima Das is a 20-year-old Indian sprinter from Assam. She became the first Indian woman indeed the first ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds.
Sports Minister lauded this decision by the Assam government. "Well done! Assam Cabinet, headed by CM @sarbanandsonwal Ji has decided to offer the post of DSP in Assam Police to sprinter queen @HimaDas8!"