Haryana Police
| Haryana Police Department | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | HP |
| Motto | Sewa Suraksha Sahyog |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 November, 1966 |
| Employees | 76,748 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Haryana, India |
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| Map of Haryana Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Haryana |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | |
| haryanapoliceonline | |
The Haryana Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Haryana, India. Present DGP of Haryana Police is Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor since August 16, 2023. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch.
History
[edit]The Haryana Police were formed when the state of Haryana was established after bifurcation from the state of Punjab on 1 November 1966. The organisation is governed by the "Punjab Police rules" which were framed in 1934; however, the State Government passed its police act in 2008.[1] The same police practices being followed by police organisations in North India. At the time when the state of Haryana was established, the organisation had the responsibility for enforcement of the law in 6 districts and had a strength of 12,165 personnel with Commando wing.
FIR (First Immediate Response) application is an SOS/emergency mobile application that helps its user seek immediate help from Police with a single click of a help button to be used by women, senior citizens and anyone who needs Police help in an emergency. FIR app was launched in Faridabad, Haryana by the Hon. CM Shri Manohar Lal Khattar and Commissioner of Police Faridabad and CEO Haryana Waqf Board Dr. Hanif Qureshi, IPS, on 17 April 2016.
Organisational structure
[edit]Haryana Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Haryana. The Haryana Police is headed by Home Minister.[2]
State Police Headquarters located in Sector 6, Panchkula. The total headcount of the personnel working in Haryana Police at present is 56,747.[3]
Haryana Armed Police (HAP) has 5 battalions, 3 at Madhuban, one at Hisar and one at Ambala.
Haryana Police has wireless repeater antennae in three locations, at Tosham Hill range in Bhiwani district, Tankri hill in Rewari district and at Sarahan hill in Himachal Pradesh. Police HQ uses Sarahan tower to transmit signals to Tosham Hill. Tosham Hill tower boosts and sends the signal to Tankri Hill. Tosham Hill tower cover the signals area of Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Rohtak, Sonipat and Jhajjhar district Police Headquarters. Tankri Hill tower covers the Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, Rewari, Narnaul and Haryana Bhawan Delhi.[4]
Hierarchy
[edit]Officers
- Director General of Police (DGP)
- Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)
- Inspector General of Police (IGP)
- Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
- Superintendent of Police (SP)
- Additional Superintendent of Police
- Assistant SP (IPS) or Deputy SP (HPS)
Sub-ordinates
- Inspector of Police
- Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
- Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
- Head Constable (HC)
- Constable (CT)
- SPOs
Control Center
[edit]Haryana Police has a control room No 112 and special Women Helpline no of 1091 which can be called from any landline or mobile phone.
See also
[edit]- Crime reporting and tracking
- Other police related
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Organisation". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "History of haryana police". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ 8वीं सदी की विष्णु की प्रतिमा मिली, Navbharat Times, 6 Jan 2018.
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