CRPF's Simran Bala to Lead Male Contingent at Republic Day Parade, Makes History

• Assistant Commandant Simran Bala of CRPF will lead the paramilitary force's male contingent at the Republic Day Parade on January 26 at Kartavya Path, Delhi.
• This marks the first time a woman officer will lead a contingent of over 140 male personnel in this national ceremony.
• Bala, 26, from Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, is the first woman from her district to join CRPF as an officer.
• She joined CRPF in April 2025 and was first posted in anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh.
• A joint team of women 'Daredevils' from CRPF and SSB will also perform stunts on Enfield Bullet bikes during the parade.

Why It Matters: Simran Bala creates history as the first woman to lead a male CRPF contingent at the Republic Day Parade.