2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁Police ▁service , ▁S ree lek ha , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Vid hy ad hi ▁R aja ▁College . ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India , ▁as ▁a ▁Gra de ▁B ▁Officer ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁as ▁a ▁Statist ical ▁Officer ▁in ▁M umb ai . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 6 , ▁S ree lek ha ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁IP S ▁officer ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁C adre . ▁She ▁has ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁as ▁an ▁IP S ▁officer ▁now . ▁ ▁After ▁joining ▁the ▁Police ▁service , ▁she ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁District ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Police ▁in ▁ 3 ▁districts , ▁A la pp uz ha , ▁Path an am th it ta ▁and ▁Th r iss ur . ▁S ree lek ha ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Central ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years ▁as ▁SP ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁and ▁D IG ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Deput y ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Er nak ul am ▁Range . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁S ree lek ha ▁was ▁posted ▁as ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁State ▁Cooper ative ▁Rub ber ▁Mark eting ▁Federation . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁posted ▁as ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ads ▁and ▁Br id