D. Roopa (Indian Indian Police Service (IPS) officer) Age, Biograph.

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Police Service (IPS) officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/07/1975
Age	51 years
Birthplace	Davanagere

Latest News about D. Roopa

15/06/2025

IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil filed a Rs 20-crore defamation case against her former superior, then DGP (Prisons) H. N. Sathyanarayana Rao. The dispute stemmed from Rao's allegations that Roopa had made false bribery claims while exposing alleged special treatment given to AIADMK leader V. K. Sasikala in Bengaluru prison.

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Roopa Divakar Moudgil
Also known as	D. Roopa

Physical Stats & More

Height	163 cm
Weight	65 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	M.Sc. Psychology
College/University	Kuvempu University, Karnataka Bangalore University A V K College, Davanagere

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	01/01/2003

Family

Husband

Munish Moudgil (IAS)

Children

Rushil
Anagha

Parents

Father	J. H. Divakar (worked as an engineer at BSNL telecom)
Mother	Hemavathi (worked at postal department)

Siblings

Rohini Divakar (younger
an IRS officer of 2008 batch)
Rohini Divakar (younger sister, IRS officer of 2008 batch)

Career

Civil Service

Service	Indian Police Service (IPS)
Batch	2000
Cadre	Karnataka
Major Designation(s)	Superintendent of Police (Dharwad, Gadag, Bidar, and Yadgir districts of Karnataka) Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Deputy Inspector General Prisons in Bengaluru Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Traffic and Road Safety in Bengaluru Inspector General of Police and Director of Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Managing Director of the Karnataka State Housing Corporation Additional Director General (ADG) of Police Director of the Internal Security Division of Karnataka Inspector General of Police of the Internal Security Division (September 2023) Additional Commandant General, Home Guards & Ex-Officio Additional Director, Civil Defence First lady Superintendent of Police to head the cybercrime division in Karnataka DIG, CID in economic offences, and head of the cyber cell Home Secretary to the Government of Karnataka (first woman to hold this post)
UPSC Rank	43rd in Civil Services Examination; 5th among IPS officers

Awards, Honours

26 January 2016	President's police medal for meritorious service
Shooting awards	Won multiple awards in shooting during training at the National Police Academy
Arrested then-Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharati in Hubli

Favourites

Food	Bisi bele bath, Pulao
Genre (film)	Comedy

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/roopa.d.moudgil/

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. D. Roopa is an Indian Police Service officer with experience in various roles in Karnataka.
2. Roopa is skilled in Bharatanatyam dancing and classical singing.
3. She aspired to join the civil service since ninth grade.
4. Roopa was chosen to strengthen India-Israel relations at the 'Discover Israel delegation.'
5. She enjoys traveling and discovering new locations.
6. Roopa has given motivational talks at multiple TEDx events.
7. She is the first woman Kannadiga IPS officer serving in Karnataka.
8. She cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination in her first attempt.
9. She withdrew 216 unauthorised orderlies from 81 politicians while serving as DCP, City Armed Reserve in Bengaluru.
10. She has been transferred more than 40 times during her career.
11. She won a gold medal in her graduation from Kuvempu University.

D. Roopa Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Indian Davanagere