Dr. Darpan Ahluwalia, a woman IPS probationer borne on Punjab cadre is the sixth woman in the history of the academy to command the parade.
Last year, Ranjitha Sharma of Rajasthan cadre and Kiran Shruthi D.V. of Tamil Nadu cadre in 2019 led the Dikshant Parades.
Darpan Ahluwalia is the overall topper of Basic Course Phase-I training and bagged Martyr KS Vyas Trophy for Internal Security and Public Order and Field Crafts and Tactics