The Indian Police Service is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948,a year after India became independent from the British Empire.
The All India Services (AIS) comprises three Civil Services of India common to the centre and state governments,which includes the Indian Administrative Service (IAS),the Indian Police Service (IPS),and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Civil servants recruited through All India Services by the central government are assigned to different state government cadres. Some civil servants may,later in their career,also serve the centre on deputation. Officers of these three services comply to the All India Services Rules relating to pay,conduct,leave,various allowances etc.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) is a rank in Indian police forces held by an officer serving as the head of a rural police district. Officers of the same rank may also head specialised wings or units. In cities under commissionerate system,an SP may serve as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) under the Commissioner of Police. The SP reports directly to the district magistrate (collector),the administrative head of a revenue district,who has general control and direction over police administration. Additionally,the SP sends monthly reports to the Director General of Police (DGP) via the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).
P Vijayan,is the Additional Director General of Police. He is a 1999 batch official of the Indian Police Service. He is currently serving as the intelligence chief of Kerala Police. He is the founder and chief architect of the Student Police Cadet Project And CEEP,a youth development initiative.
B. Sandhya is a retired officer of the Indian Police Service and a former Director General of the Kerala Fire and Rescue Services,Home Guard,and Civil Defence. She is also known for her literary contributions which have won her a number of awards including the Edasseri Award in 2007. She retired from the service with the rank of Director General of Police on May 31,2023.
Police services in India comprises the Indian Police Service (IPS),DANIPS,and Pondicherry Police Service recruited by the central government,along with various State Police Services recruited by state governments. As policing is a state subject,the structure and organization of police forces vary across states. In most state police forces,ranks below Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) are considered subordinates,while DSP and above are supervisory ranks. These officers are organized in a structured hierarchical order.
Government Law College,Thiruvananthapuram is an institution for legal education at graduate and post-graduate levels in Kerala,India. Established by the then Maharaja of Travancore in 1875,it is one of the oldest law colleges in India. Affiliated to the Faculty of Law of University of Kerala and the Bar Council of India,the college is supervised and controlled by the Government of Kerala.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is the civil service training institution in India. The institute trains Indian Police Service (IPS) officers before they are sent to their respective state cadres to carry out their duties. The academy is in Shivrampalli,Hyderabad,Telangana,India.
The Thiruvananthapuram City Police is the police force of the city of Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala,India. It has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Thiruvananthapuram. It is headed by the Police Commissioner of Thiruvananthapuram,who is generally an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer holding the IG rank. There is currently 24 police stations in the city. White Patrol and mobile units are in operation and their movements are supervised by marshal units.
Raman Srivastava was a 1973 batch Indian Police Service officer who served as the Director general of police in Kerala Police from February 2005 till November 2008. He is also a former Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF),the border patrol agency of the Government of India.
The Manipur Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Manipur in India.
Asha Sinha is a former Director General of Police in Jharkhand Police. She has the distinction of being appointed the first Woman Commandant of any of police force in the year 1992. She is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer of 1982-Batch. She has held several important assignments in the States of Maharashtra,Jharkhand,Bihar and Government of India culminating in the appointment to the senior most position,as Director General of Police in the year 2013.
Javed Ahmad is a 1984 batch retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Vattavayalil Joseph Thomas,known simply as Joseph Thomas in police and political circles,was an Indian Police Service officer and former Indian Army officer,who served as the Director General of Kerala Police.
Gfiles Award is an annual award presented to Civil Servants at the national level in India for extraordinary achievements in governance. This award is constituted by GFiles magazine,a national magazine on bureaucracy and governance. Winners are selected by a jury comprising former senior bureaucrats and without the intervention of the government.
The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram,the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament,Firm in Action" in Sanskrit. It operates under the Department of Home,Government of Kerala. The force is headed by the State Police Chief,and the incumbent chief is Shaikh Darvesh Sahib,IPS.
Provincial Police Service,often abbreviated to as PPS,is the state civil service for policing of Uttar Pradesh Police comprising Group A and Group B posts. It is also the feeder service for Indian Police Service in the state.
Manoj Abraham is an Indian Police Service officer and serves in the office as ADGP,Law &Order. He is a 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and has the rank of Additional Director General of Police. He was the nodal officer of Kerala Police Cyberdome,the cyber security initiative of the Kerala Police.
The Home Department is a administrative department of the Government of Kerala. It plays a key role in maintenance of law and order in the state of Kerala. The department oversees the maintenance of law and order,prevention and control of crime,prosecution of criminals besides dealing with fire services and prisons administration.
Arun Kumar Sinha (1963-2023) was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Kerala cadre,known for his service as the Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG) India.
Police Medal for Meritorious Service 
President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service