PATNA, Dec. 13 -- Bihar police on Saturday got 1,218 sub-inspectors (SIs), including three transgenders and 436 women. Chief minister Nitish Kumar along with his cabinet colleagues Samrat Choudhary, Bijay Choudhary and Shrawan Kumar initiated them into service at the passing out parade (POP) at the Bihar Police Academy (BPA), Rajgir, in Nalanda.

The entry of transgender policemen along with fresh batch of women keep Bihar as the top Indian state in terms of gender equality in the police force. According to the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) data, around 23.66% of the state's police force in 2024 consisted of women -- the highest in India.

In 2021, among 1,582 SIs who joined Bihar police, 596 were women.

Overall, out ...