Lakshadweep Police

Lakshdweep Police
Logo of Lakshdweep Police
Abbreviation	LP
Motto	सत्यम सेवा संरक्षणम (Truth Service Protection)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Lakshadweep, India
Lakshdweep Police area within India
Size	32.62 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Population	70,365
Legal jurisdiction	Lakshadweep
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kavaratti
Minister responsible	Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs (India)
Agency executives	Praful Khoda Patel, Administrator & Ex-Officio Inspector General of Police Sharat Kumar Sinha, IPS, Deputy inspector general of police
Parent agency	Government of India
Website
lakshadweeppolice.gov.in

The Lakshadweep Police is the law enforcement agency for the union territory of Lakshadweep, India.

Organizational structure

Lakshadweep Police comes under direct control of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Lakshadweep. The Lakshadweep Police is headed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). ^[1] The administrator of Lakshadweep is the ex-officio Inspector General of Police of Lakshadweep Police. ^[2]

Hierarchy

• Administrator & Ex-Officio IGP
• Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)
• Superintendent of police (SP)
• Deputy superintendent of police (DySP)
• Circle Inspector of Police (CI)
• Sub Inspector of police (SI)
• Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI)
• Head constable (HC)
• Police constable (PC)

References

1. "Organisation". Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
2. "U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF LAKSHADWEEP - Police" . Retrieved 15 November 2021. Administrator is the ex-officio IGP