Aparna Kumar becomes first woman IPS officer to reach South Pole

Aparna Kumar became the first woman IPS DIG and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer to successfully reach the South Pole. Kumar reached the South Pole after covering 111 kilometre of walking on the snow on January 13 where she unfurled the National and ITBP flags. She also carried equipment weighing 35 kilogram along with her. She is also credited with scaling the top six mountain peaks of the six continents of the globe including the Mount Everest which she scaled on May 25, 2016. Kumar was given a grand welcome at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday after ITBP officials. The women band of ITBP presented the welcome tunes and a bouquet to her. 

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath also conveyed their appreciations to the officer. 

Aparna Kr becomes the 1st woman IPS DIG & Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer to complete the expedition to South Pole. She reached the South Pole on 13 Jan. She is a 2002 batch UP Cadre IPS officer, who has been posted at Northern Frontier Headquarters of ITBP in Dehradun. pic.twitter.com/P6cOD4Mulu

— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2019

Kumar is a 2002 batch UP Cadre IPS officer, who has been posted at the Northern Frontier Headquarters of ITBP in Dehradun. The ITBP is credited with 211 successful mountaineering expeditions across the globe, making a record. 

The ITBP is a Central Armed Police Force which is primarily deployed to secure the icy Himalayan borders of the nation since its Inception in 1962.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Kumar reached South Pole after covering 111 km of walking on snow on January 13.
• She also carried equipment weighing 35 kilogram along with her.
• ITBP is credited with 211 successful mountaineering expeditions across the globe.