Gujarat Police

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Gujarat Police
ગુજરાત પોલીસ
Gujarat Police Logo.png
AbbreviationGP
Mottoसेवा सुरक्षा शांति (Sanskrit)
Service Security Peace
Agency overview
Formed01 May, 1960
Annual budget5,499 crore (US$660 million) (2019–20 est.) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Gujarat, India
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Map of Gujarat Police's jurisdiction
Size196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi)
Population60,383,628 (2011)
Legal jurisdiction Gujarat, India
Governing body Government of Gujarat
Constituting instrument
  • The Gujarat Police Act, 1951
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Gandhinagar
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Vikash Sahay, IPS, DGP
Parent agencyDepartment of Home (Gujarat)
Child agencies
Website
police.gujarat.gov.in/dgp/default.aspx

The Gujarat Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Gujarat in India. The Gujarat Police has its headquarters in Gandhinagar, the state capital, and Ahmedabad.

Contents

The Gujarat Police Department came into existence after Gujarat's separation from the Greater Mumbai state on 1 May 1960.

Organisation

The Gujarat Police Department is headed by Director General of Police (DGP.). It has four Commissioners' offices : Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. There are nine ranges in the Gujarat Police: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Dahod Panchmahal and Border Range. For police administration the state is further divided into 33 police districts and Western Railway Police.

Gujarat Police has some branches for special tasks: Crime, Anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and The Gujarat Intelligence Force wing. The Gujarat Police was the first state police department to crack the serial bomb blast mystery during 2007–08 in many Indian cities including 2008 Ahmedabad bombings. [2] The Gujarat Intelligence Force wing, is considered to be one of the reputed state police intelligence forces.

Hierarchy

Officers

  • Director general of police (DGP)
  • Additional Director general of police (ADGP)
  • Inspector general of police (IG)
  • Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)
  • Superintendent of police (SP)
  • Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl.SP)
  • Assistant / Deputy Superintendent of Police (ASP/Dy.SP)


  • Police Inspector (PI)
  • Police Sub Inspector (PSI)
  • Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI)
  • Head constable (HC)
  • Police constable (PC)

Leaders

On 31 January 2023 Vikash Sahay of 1987 batch was elevated to the post of Director General of Police (DGP), replacing Ashish Bhatiya.

List of DGPs of Gujarat

Following is the list of All DGPs.

DGP NameFromtoRemarks
K Chakravarthi1 April 200131 January 2004DGP during 2002 Gujarat Riots
A K Bhargav1 February 200430 April 2006
P C PandeyApril 2006February 2009
Shabbir KhandwawalaFebruary 2009December 2010DGP of Gujarat. Got 1 extension of 3 months.
Chittranjan SinghDecember 2010February 2013Incharge DGP
Amitabh PathakFebruary 201324 August 2013Died during office tenure
Pramod KumarAugust 2013December 2013Incharge DGP
P C Thakur10 December 2013April 2017
P P PandeyApril 2016April 2017Forced to resign by Supreme Court of India
Geetha Johri4 April 2017December 2017Incharge DGP
Pramod KumarDecember 2017February 2018Incharge DGP
Shivanand Jha1 March 201831 July 2020Got extension of 3 months
Ashish Bhatia1 August 202031 January 2023Got 2 extension. 2 months and then of 8 months till 31 Jan' 23.
Vikas Sahay1 February 2023presentIncumbent

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References

  1. "Gujarat Budget Analysis 2019–2020" (PDF). PRS Legislative Research .[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Pathak, Anil (18 August 2008). "Cracking the case was Herculean effort". DNA India.