Maharashtra Police

Maharashtra State Police Department महाराष्ट्र राज्य पोलिस
Abbreviation	म.पो.
Logo of Maharashtra Police
Motto	सदरक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय
	"Sadrakshnāya Khālanīghrahanāya" (Sanskrit:"To protect good and to Punish evil")
Agency overview
Employees	Superintendents of Police: 121 Deputy Superintendents: 770 Police Inspectors: 3136 Assistant Police Inspectors: 2641 Sub Inspectors: 8001
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Maharashtra, IN
Map of Maharashtra State Police Department's jurisdiction.
Governing body	Government of Maharashtra
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Mumbai
Elected officer responsible	R. R. Patil, Home Minister
Agency executive	Shri. K. SUBRAMANYAM, Director General of Police
Website
mahapolice.gov.in
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Maharashtra State Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra. Maharashtra Police has one of the largest police forces in the country.^[1] It has 10 Police Commissionerates and 35 district police units in the state.

Maharashtra Police Department is headed by Director General of Police. The Maharashtra Police force has a total strength of nearly 180,000 and is headquartered in Mumbai.

Special units

Following are the special units of the Maharashtra Police.

• State Intelligence Department (S.I.D.): It came into existence in 1905 as C.I.D. (Intelligence Wing) and was renamed to its current name in 1981. It is headed by Commissioner of Intelligence D. Sivanandhan.^[2]
• Maharashtra State C.I.D.: This Crime Branch was established in 1905 and is headquartered in Pune. It is headed by the Additional Director General Police.
• Anti-Terrorism Squad (A.T.S.): This unit was created by the Government of Maharashtra for countering terrorism. It works in coordination with Central Agencies such as Intelligence Bureau and RAW.
• Highway Traffic Police: This branch was created in 1993.
• State Reserve Police Force (S.R.P.F.): The SRPF was raised on 6th March, 1948 as a Special Armed Police Force of the State of Maharashtra.
• Training Directorate
• Protection of Civil Rights Cell
• Motor Transport Unit: This was established in 1948 to cater to the needs of mobility of Maharashtra Police.
• State Police Wireless
• Anti-Corruption Bureau: The ACB was constituted in 1957 with a view to eradicate the bribery and corruption in the state.

Police ranks

Main article: Police ranks and insignia of India

The Maharashtra Police maintains the following ranks:^[3]

1. Director General of Police
2. Additional Director General of Police
3. Inspector General of Police
4. Deputy Inspector General of Police
5. Superintendent of Police
6. Additional Superintendent of Police
7. Assistant Superintendent of Police
8. Deputy Superintendent of Police
9. Police Inspector
10. Assistant Police Inspector
11. Police Sub Inspector
12. Assistant Police Sub Inspector
13. Head Constable
14. Police Naik
15. Police Constable

See also

• Mumbai Police
• Pune Police
• Nagpur Police
• Latur Police

References

1. ^ http://mahapolice.gov.in/
2. ^ http://mahapolice.gov.in/mahapolice/jsp/temp/html/IPS2009.pdf
3. ^ http://mahapolice.gov.in/mahapolice/jsp/temp/html/policerank.pdf