Manvi Madhu Kashyap became Bihar’s first transgender Sub-Inspector of Police — option 4.

What happened. She cleared the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission examination and was among the successful candidates whose appointment was announced in 2024. She comes from Bakhtiyarpur in Patna district, and her selection was widely reported because it was the first appointment of a transgender person to that rank in the state police.

The legal background. Two developments made such an appointment possible. In NALSA v. Union of India (2014) the Supreme Court recognised transgender persons as a third gender, held that the rights under Articles 14, 15, 16, 19 and 21 apply to them, and directed the states to treat them as socially and educationally backward for the purposes of reservation. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 then prohibited discrimination in employment, education, healthcare and access to public services, and provided for a certificate of identity.

Why appointments of this kind matter. Recognition in law does not by itself change the position of a community that has long been excluded from formal employment. Visible appointments in the police, the civil services and public transport carry weight beyond the individual case, and several states have created reserved vacancies or relaxed physical standards accordingly. Bihar has also appointed transgender constables in earlier recruitment rounds, which is why the question specifies the rank of Sub-Inspector.

Hence, the answer is Sub-Inspector of Police.