Sikkim Police
| sikkim Police सिक्किम पुलिस | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | S.P. |
| Motto | Protect and serve |
| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Sikkim, IN |
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| Map of sikkim Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Governing body | Government of Sikkim |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Gangtok |
| Website | |
|
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| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Sikkim Police is the law enforcement agency of the government of Sikkim in India. It employs a large number of people to patrol the streets. It is headquartered in the state capital Gangtok. The Sikkim police is headed by a Director General of Police and falls under the purview of the state Home Department. Sikkim in general has a low crime rate. In March 2007 there was a fratricidal incident involving Sikkim Police detachment protecting a bank in Delhi. One jawan was accused of murdering five of his colleagues in retaliation for a sodomy attempt. However the details are unclear.
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