Nagpur Police
| Nagpur Police | |
|---|---|
| Motto |
Sanskrit: " सद्रक्षणाय खालनीघ" "Sadrakshṇāya Khālanīghrahaṇāya" (English: To protect good and to Punish evil) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1861 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Nagpur |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Agency executive | Dr. K. Venkatesham, Commissioner |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 28 |
| Lockups | 1 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Nagpur police is the law enforcement and investigation division of the Indian Police Service with jurisdiction over Nagpur district and Nagpur city in Maharashtra. Nagpur police has five zones and operates from 28 police stations spread across the city. It also has the responsibility of traffic policing the city roads.
It is widely believed that the Nagpur police was established during the 1861 police re-organization, but the city's policing history goes back far before that.
Nagpur was ruled by Gond kings and later by Maratha Bhonsale before the British East India Company took over the city. The Gond Kingdom and Bhonsale Raj had five elements based on ancient Indian and medieval police tradition, viz. police under revenue authorities, village kotwals and city kotwals. Kotwal was the cornerstone of Police establishment. There used to be a large establishment of Harkaras scattered over the Nagpur Province. Along with See bandies a small army at important places. The duty of Harkaras was to contact Kamavisdars and Patels to prevent crime and apprehend offenders.
When Raghoji III ascended the throne of the Nagpur kingdom in 1826, he allowed the Nagpur police to work independently under Salauddin. The law and order situation had improved under Raghuji's rule. He died without a male heir in 1853, and the kingdom was annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse. In 1854, the Nagpur Police had five hundred men with a Daroga in each Tahsil and Naib Daroga and Jamadars posted in small Thanas and the Burkandaz (Sepoys) distributed as per requirements. Revenue department was merged into Nagpur police. Nagpur police was later on re-organized after new Central Provinces were formed along with Berar. City police had to face Nagpur Grain Riots of 1896-1897.
Currently Nagpur police top level include 1 commissioner of police (Additional Director General of police Ranked) 1 Joint CP (Special Inspector General ranked) 4 Addl.CP (DIG Rank) 1 -ADMIN, 1-CRIME, 1-North Region, 1-South Region 8 Deputy Commissioners of Police - one for each zone(5 zones), 1 for D.C.P. Economic Cell & Cyber crime, 1 for special cases and 1 for traffic department. Criminal Investigation Department,1 fpr admin Nagpur is also a part of Nagpur police. Lower level officers include constables, Head constables, Asst.PSI, Police Sub-Inspector (PSI)Police inspectors(PI), Sr. Police inspectors(SPI), (DCP), deputy Supretendant of Police)/Asst. Commissioner(ACP)Superintendent of Police(SP)/Dpt. Commissioner(DSP).
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