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Insignia of an Indian Police Service officer with rank of Director General of Police

In India, the Director General of Police (abbr.DGP) is the highest ranking police officer in an Indian State or Union Territory. DGP typically heads the state or UT police force, who in case, are also called State Police Chief. DGP is appointed by the Cabinet from the Indian Police Service and they hold a three-star rank.

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There may also be additional officers in the state who hold the rank of DGP. Common appointments for such officers include Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Director General of Prisons, Director General of fire forces and civil defence, [1] Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Police Housing Society etc. Additionally officers who hold the rank of DGP may have commensurate appointments in central government organisations such as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Director SVPNPA, DG Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) etc. The rank insignia of a Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police (in Delhi) is the national emblem over crossed sword and baton. DGP-ranked officers wear Gorget patches on their collar which have a dark blue background with an oak leaf pattern stitched on it, similar to ADGs and IGs. [2] [3]

List of current Chiefs of Police Forces in the States and Union territories of India

Maharashtra Police Headquarters in Mumbai, where the state DGP sits. Maharashtra Police Headquarters, Mumbai.jpg
Maharashtra Police Headquarters in Mumbai, where the state DGP sits.
Tamil Nadu Police Headquarters in Chennai, where the state DGP sits. Tamil Nadu Police head Quarters Beach Road Chennai.jpg
Tamil Nadu Police Headquarters in Chennai, where the state DGP sits.
Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters in Lucknow, where the state DGP sits. UP pulis mukhyaaly - Signature Building UP Police New headquarter, Lucknow.png
Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters in Lucknow, where the state DGP sits.
Police Chiefs of States
S.No.StateHeadquartersName of Police ChiefBatch [4]
1 Andhra Pradesh Mangalagiri Damodar Goutam Sawang, IPS [5] 1986
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar R. P. Upadhyaya, IPS [6] 1991
3 Assam Guwahati Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, IPS [4] 1988
4 Bihar Patna S. K. Singhal, IPS 1988
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Ashok Juneja, IPS [7] 1989
6 Goa Panaji Indra Dev Shukla, IPS [8] 1995
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Ashish Bhatia, IPS [9] 1985
8 Haryana Panchkula P. K. Agarwal, IPS [10] 1988
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Sanjay Kundu, IPS [11] 1989
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Niraj Sinha, IPS [12] 1987
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Praveen Sood, IPS [13] 1986
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Anil Kant, IPS 1988
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Vivek Johri, IPS [14] 1984
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Sanjay Pandey, IPS [15] [16] 1986
15 Manipur Imphal L. M. Khaute, IPS [17] 1985
16 Meghalaya Shillong R. Chandranathan, IPS [18] 1986
17 Mizoram Aizawl S. B. K. Singh, IPS [19] 1988
18 Nagaland Kohima T. John Longkumer, IPS [20] 1991
19 Odisha Cuttack Sunil Kumar Bansal, IPS [21] 1987
20 Punjab Chandigarh VK Bhawra, IPS [22] 1987
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Mohan Lal Lather, IPS 1987
22 Sikkim Gangtok Shankar Rao, IPS [23] 1987
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai C. Sylendra Babu, IPS 1987
24 Telangana Hyderabad M. Mahender Reddy, IPS [24] 1986
25 Tripura Agartala V.S. Yadav,IPS [25] 1987
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Mukul Goel, IPS [26] 1987
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Ashok Kumar, IPS [27] 1989
28 West Bengal Kolkata Manoj Malaviya, IPS 1986
Headquarters of Delhi Police. It also serves as the office of Police Commissioner of Delhi, who is the ex-officio DGP of Delhi. Delhi Police Headquarters.jpg
Headquarters of Delhi Police. It also serves as the office of Police Commissioner of Delhi, who is the ex-officio DGP of Delhi.
Police Chiefs of Union Territories
S.NoUnion TerritoryHeadquartersName of the Police ChiefBatch
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Satyendra Garg, IPS 1987
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh Praveer Ranjan, IPS [28] 1993
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman Vikramjit Singh, IPS [29] 2006
4 Delhi New Delhi Rakesh Asthana, IPS 1984
5 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (May-Oct) and Jammu (Nov-Apr) Dil Bagh Singh, IPS 1987
6 Ladakh Leh S. S. Khandare, IPS [30] 1995
7 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Sarat Kumar Sinha, IPS 2008
8 Puducherry Pondicherry Ranvir Singh Krishnia, IPS 1989

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