SARA FATHIMA KARNATAKA’S FIRST MUSLIM LADY DYSP

Sara Fathima has emerged as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) after undergoing gruelling year-long training at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) in Mysore.  Sara Fathima, 28, is the first Muslim woman to hold the coveted post in Karnataka, after independence. Daughter of late Mukthar Ahmed and Munawar Sultana, she hails from Bannur in T Narsipur taluk in Mysore district. She was one among the 13 probationers including four women, who participated in the 28th passing out parade held at KPA parade grounds in Mysore on June 18. Sara finished her early education at Lions Club school in Bannur and moved to Mysore for her PUC at JSS College in Saraswathipuram.  She completed her BBM in Marketing in Vidya Vardhaka College. DGP Ajai Kumar Singh confirmed that Sara was indeed the first woman to adorn the seat of DySP through direct recruitment. Although there are many women in the department, he has not come across any such Muslim woman promoted to the rank of DySP.