Ajeetha is an IPS Officer, 2008 Batch, born into the Kerala Cadre. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Business Management and a Master’s degree in Political Science with a specialization in Gandhian studies. While training at the National Police Academy, she was adjudged the Best Lady Athlete and the Best Lady Outdoor Probationer of the batch.
She has worked as the Assistant Superintendent of Police Reasi and Additional Superintendent of Police Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir following which she was transferred to Kerala. In Kerala, she worked as the Superintendent of Police of Internal Security Investigation Team, CBCID, District Police Chief (Thrissur rural), Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trivandrum City), District Police Chief (Wayanad), Principal of Police Training College, District Police Chief (Kollam rural) and District Police Chief and Commissioner of Police (Kollam city). She is currently working as the Assistant Director in SVP National Police Academy. She has represented India at the UNODC conference in Vienna, Austria ( 2019) and made a presentation on Gender mainstreaming in the police.
The officer has been awarded the Kalinga Fellowship in recognition of her work in combating gender-based violence and the trafficking of women and children. She is a triathlete and has also stood first in Full marathon Open category Women’s – Hyderabad Airtel Marathon 2021.
As a Humphrey Fellow, she wishes to learn more about practical strategies to address the issue of prevention of crimes against children and also will improve institutional response to child victims of sexual assault by studying international best practices, policy frameworks, initiatives carried out by various public authorities, and develop a roadmap which includes multi-agency coordination to tackle this problem.