KOCHI: R Nishanthini, a 2008-batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre, has become the first woman police commissioner to head the Kochi City Police, taking charge. Over the years, she has handled responsibilities across district-level policing, intelligence and senior supervisory positions, including Inspector General of Police, South Zone, and IG, Intelligence. Before this historic appointment, she was serving as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), South Zone.