Geeta Phogat made deputy superintendent of police by Haryana cabinet

The Haryana cabinet on Tuesday approved the appointment of international woman wrestler Geeta Phogat as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state police. [caption id=“attachment_412809” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File picture of India’s Geeta Phogat in action. Reuters[/caption] The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana, approved a Home Department proposal in this regard. “She is a graduate and a sportsperson of international repute. She is also a gold medallist in wrestling at the 19th Commonwealth Games-2010 held in Delhi,” a state government spokesperson said. The Cabinet also approved the proposal to appoint mountaineer Ram Lal as Sub-Inspector under the sports quota. In the past, a number of international and national award winning sportspersons from Haryana have been recruited in the Haryana Police and the state government, including Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh.