IPS Probationer, Daughter of Bus Conductor, Adjudged Best Trainee

After making it to the elite Indian Police Service (IPS), it was yet another memorable day for Shalini Agnihotri of Himachal Pradesh today as she emerged on top at the end of her training here.

Daughter of a bus conductor, Agnihotri passed out with flying colours, winning the coveted Prime Minister's Baton and the Home Ministry's Revolver for being the best all-round trainee officer of the 65th batch of IPS.

She was the cynosure of all eyes as she commanded with aplomb the Passing Out Parade of her batch of officers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) here in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee.

Agnihotri, who secured 285th rank in the Civil Services exam last year, emerged on top of the 148-member batch as she completed 46-week police training at the academy.

She also bagged the Vandana Malik Trophy for the best all-round female officer trainee, L B Sewa Trophy for the best female officer trainee in outdoor subjects, Alakh Sinha Trophy for investigation, G S Arya Trophy for best officer trainee in co-curricular activities and the Home Ministry's Trophy for best essay writing on 'communal harmony and national integration'.

Agnihotri has been allotted her home state cadre.