Manisha Ropeta becomes first Hindu Woman DSP of Pakistan

Beating all odds & rising to become the first Hindu woman deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Pakistan, Manisha Ropeta is thrilled to have "proven wrong" her relatives & is looking forward to take on new challenges: to be a "women protector" by leading a feminism drive & encourage gender equality in a patriarchal society.

Ropeta, 26, who is from Jacobabad in interior Sindh province, believes women are the target of many crimes & are the "most oppressed" population in male-dominated Pakistan. Physical & sexual violence, honour killings & forced marriages make Pakistan one of the worst countries for women. The 'Global Gender Gap Index' of the World Economic Forum, had ranked Pakistan third from the bottom a couple of years ago. Pakistan was ranked 151 out of 153 countries.

Manisha Ropeta cleared the Sindh Public Service Commission examination in 2021. She ranked 16th on a merit list of 152 successful candidates. She is undergoing training & will be posted as the DSP in the crime-infested area of Lyari.

Ropeta said, "From childhood, I & my sisters have seen the same old system of patriarchy where girls are told if they want to get educated & work it can only be as teachers or doctors".

Belonging to a middle-class family, She says she wants to end the notion that girls from good families should refrain from joining the police service.

Ropeta feels her working as a senior police officer will empower women. "I want to lead a feminism drive & encourage gender equality in the police force," she said.

Before Ropeta, Pushpa Kumari from Umerkot district had passed her examination & joined Sindh Police as the first Hindu assistant sub-inspector. 

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