ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE
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ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE |
The Andhra
Pradesh Police came into existence along with the formation the state. Some
parts of the present Andhra Pradesh state was ruled by the Asaf Jah dynasty.
Some area was for a long time under the Vijayanagar dynasty that was founded by
Sri Krishnadevaraya. The organization of the police during this period was
called the Kaveli System or the Hindoo Police. it was only in October 1953,
after the birth of a separate Andhra State, that the Andhra State Police gained
individual existence. The coat of arms of the Andhra Pradesh Police has a twin
headed peacock with its chest inscribed with the acronym ‘AP’ in white placed
in front of a red circle with white colour lettering ‘Andhra Pradesh’ in
Telugu. The arms are crested with the Asoka capital, the emblem of India on a
red pedastal and is surrounded futher surrounded by the green radiant. Below the
red bordered circle is the lettering ‘POLICE’ in white. All these are placed
within a black shield.
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