This story is from October 25, 2020

Dang’s Golden Girl is now Deputy Superintendent of Police Sarita!

International athlete Sarita Gayakwad, popularly known as Golden Girl of Dang after winning the gold medal in 4X400 metres relay racing in 2018 Asian Games, has been inducted as the deputy superintendent of police (DySP) in Gujarat police on Saturday.
Dang’s Golden Girl is now Deputy Superintendent of Police Sarita!
Gayakwad was inducted to the force at the Police Training Academy, Karai in Gandhinagar
SURAT: International athlete Sarita Gayakwad, popularly known as Golden Girl of Dang after winning the gold medal in 4X400 metres relay racing in 2018 Asian Games, has been inducted as the deputy superintendent of police (DySP) in Gujarat police on Saturday.
Gayakwad has been inducted to the force at the Police Training Academy, Karai in Gandhinagar and will undergo two years training, after which she will get her posting.
"I have been appointed as DySP. I completed graduation earlier this year after which I got appointed as class I officer," Sarita told TOI.
Sarita was the first athlete to represent Gujarat in Commonwealth Games in 2018 and in the same year did the country proud by winning the covetous gold medal in Asian Games. So far, she has won at least 11 international medals and 40 national medals.
Ashish Bhatia, director general of police, Gujarat, told TOI, “Sarita has been inducted in state police following government order. The process to appoint her as officer started since the time she had won the gold medal in Asian Games in 2018. Government is taking keen interest in awarding sports persons considering it special cases."
Earlier, Sarita on basis of her clearing Class XII exams got the job of a clerk in the income tax department that was offered to sports persons by the government. Later, she graduated in bachelor of arts (BA) earlier this year and was soon offered the job of class I officer in the state government.
While she was offered any job of her choice as a class I officer, Sarita chose to be a police officer. Ashok Dhorajiya, a family friend said, “Her friends suggested to take up a job in the revenue department, but Sarita decided to join the state police service.”
At the time of the outbreak of global pandemic, Sarita was in Poland but returned to India before lockdown started. She was first practicing in Patiala and then came to her native village Karadi Amba in Dang.
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Yagnesh Bharat Mehta

Yagnesh Mehta is principal correspondent at The Times of India, Surat and reports on crime, politics and health related issues. He has reported on major events that affected Surat in recent years, like the floods in 2006 and bird flu outbreak in Navapur in 2005. He has also covered child labour issues in industries of Surat and on RTI. Painting and rock-climbing are his favourite leisure activities.

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