Damayanti Sen

Birth and education She was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on 13 January 1970. She earned an M.A degree in Economics. Sen was the first female joint commissioner of police in Kolkata Police.

Sen was transferred to WBP in different departments at Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy, Barrackpore, Darjeeling division, Barrackpore PC and Criminal Investigation Department.

In 2026, the newly formed West Bengal government of Suvendu Adhikari, appointed her as a member of the West Bengal panel on crimes against women, led by retired Justice Samapti Chatterjee. The commission would be tasked with investigating crimes against women and children as well as minority communities.

2012 Park Street rape case In 2012, she successfully resolved the investigation regarding the alleged rape of an Anglo-Indian woman Suzette Jordan in a moving car at Park Street. Even though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dismissed the incident as fabricated, her team arrested three people and confirmed that the mother of two had indeed been raped. Following the cases conclusion, Damayanti Sen was alleged to have been sidelined by the government, not being entrusted with any major case. It was only in 2022, when the Calcutta High Court, acting suo motu, entrusted her with investigating four rape cases, as well as the Rasika Jain death mystery.