Indian-origin police officer becomes highest-ranking South Asian woman in NYPD
New York, May 18 (PTI) Captain Pratima Bhullar Maldonado, an Indian-origin police officer, has become the highest-ranking South Asian woman in the New York Police Department, after her recent promotion to the rank of Captain.
Maldonado runs the 102nd Police Precinct in South Richmond Hill, Queens. She was promoted to the rank of Captain last month, CBS News reported on Monday.
The mother of four was born in Punjab and lived there until she was 9 before moving to Queens in New York.
