Saba Shawl becomes the first Kashmiri woman to head Jammu and Kashmir's largest high-security prison

Saba Shawl becomes the first Kashmiri woman to head Jammu and Kashmir's largest high-security prison

¨  Saba Shawl is the first Kashmiri woman to head the largest high-security prison in the Union Territory of J&K.

¨   She has been appointed Superintendent of Srinagar Central Jail.

¨   The appointment was announced by an order from the J&K Home Department.

¨ Four officers were posted as Superintendents of different prisons. Shawl was specifically  assigned to Srinagar Central Jail.

¨   Shawl hails from the Peer Bagh area of ​​Srinagar. She passed the Kashmir Public Service Commission exam in 2012.

¨     Prior to this role, she served as a staff officer to the Director General of Prisons.

¨     She also served as a Public Relations Officer in the J&K Prisons Department.

¨     Srinagar Central Jail is the oldest prison in the Union Territory.