[4] Sreelekha's father Prof. N. Velayudhan Nair had fought the Second World War as a soldier in the Indian Army, on the side of the Allied Forces.

Sreelekha is married to Dr. Sethunath, Prof. Paediatric Surgery, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram and has one son, Gokul.

[4] She was awarded the prestigious Chevening Fellowship by the Government of the United Kingdom and she undertook the fellowship studies in King's College, London, Sciences Po Paris, Edinburgh University, United Nations offices in Geneva and Oxford from September to December 2015.

She also attended the Mid-Career Training Program at the London Business School and Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) in 2013.

Early career Prior to joining the police service, Sreelekha, worked as a lecturer at the Shree Vidyadhiraja College.

[6] Indian Police Service In January 1987, at the age of 26, Sreelekha became the first woman IPS officer in Kerala Cadre.

Sreelekha also worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation for 4 years as Superintendent of Police in Kerala and DIG in New Delhi.

[20] After completion of investigations, Sreelekha recommended the suspension of the Information Commissioner, upon finding that the official had misused his office.

As retaliation, Thachankary accused Sreelekha for violating norms in visiting Thailand prior to Government Permission.

[24] She was the officer investigating the Kiliroor sex scandal case, and reported to the CBI court that there was no VIP involved.

Asia's first ever road safety Hackathon conducted by her with assistance from World Bank at Technopark Trivandrum was a huge success.