CISF official Geeta Samota successfully scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, becoming the “fastest India” to summit two peaks located in Africa and Russia.

• ISF official Geeta Samota successfully scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
• She became the “fastest Indian” to summit two peaks located in Africa and Russia.
• Earlier this month, Sub Inspector Geeta Samota had scaled Mount Elbrus in Russia, the highest peak in Europe.

Geeta Samota  is 31 year old assistant Sub Inspetor in CISF from Chak Village, Dantaramgarh tehsil of Sikar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

It was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800. CISF was subsequently made an armed force of India by another Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983. Its current active strength is 148,371 personnel.