Chhattisgarh Police

Chhattisgarh Police
Emblem of the Chhattisgarh Police
Motto	Paritranay Sadhunaam To protect the good [people]
Agency overview
Formed	2000
Preceding agency	Madhya Pradesh Police
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Chhattisgarh, IN
Map of Chhattisgarh Police Department's jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of Chhattisgarh
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	Raipur
Agency executive	A.N Upadhyay IPS[1], Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh State
Website
www.cgpolice.gov.in
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Chhattisgarh Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Chhattisgarh in India.

Structure

Chhattisgarh police has a total 18 armed Battalions (CAF) including 9 India Reserve Bns. The IPS cadre has a strength of 103. The working set up has been divided into four ranges viz Durg, Bilaspur, Surguja and Bastar and the capital city's Raipur district is directly supervised by IG Police Intelligence. Mine Protected Vehicles (MPVs) are used in the heavily mined areas of Naxal influence. The total number of sanctioned Police Stations was 392 in March 2010. The force also has an automated Finger Print Bureau.^[1]

Training

Chhattisgarh Police officials receive training at the State Training Academy at Chandkhuri in the state. State also has a Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare (CTJW) college in Kanker to provide them specialised training.^{[2] [3]}

Organizational structure

Chhattisgarh Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh. The Chhattisgarh Police is headed by Director General of Police (DGP).^[3] A.N Upadhyay is the 8th and current DGP of the state.^[1]

Cyber Attack

The Chhattisgarh Police department's website was hacked in September 2015 by a Pakistani Hacker named Rummy Khan . The state government ordered the shutdown of the website and it displayed the message, "This Site is under maintenance. We are sorry for the inconvenience." until it was restored.

References

1. "Chhattisgarh Police at Glance". Chhattisgarh Police. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
2. "The Day In Pictures". Outlook. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
3. "Varshik Prashasnik Prativedan 2006-2007" (PDF) (in Hindi). Government of Chhattisgarh. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.