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15 CORPS The 15 Corps  was first established in 1942, as part of the British Indian Army, during World War II. XV Corps (British India) was first formed from Headquarters Assam and Bengal Presidency District HQ on March 30 1942, to defend Bengal, under the command of Eastern Army. It was disbanded in 1945. The Corps was reestablished after India gained independence, as part of the Indian Army. It took part in all of the wars against Pakistan. As of 2004, it is based at Srinagar. It consists of 19th Infantry Division headquartered at Baramulla; 28th Infantry Division headquartered at Gurez and Artillery brigade. The sleeve patch  of this Corps is red horizontal striped patch intersected with a white stripe in the background with a green ‘Chinar ’ leaf and battle axe in the foreground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XV_Corps_(India) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XV_Corps_(India) https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1

JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE The Police, in Jammu and Kashmir – J & K according to Sir Walter Lawrence, constituted of 1000 village watchmen or ‘Chowkidars’. They were mostly drawn from the ‘Doom’ caste of the population known for their excellent detection and transmission of intelligence. It was in the year 1873 A.D. that formal police force came into existence with one Police officer Known as ‘Kotwal’ and 14 ‘Thanedars’ for Srinagar City. This nuclear force would control crime and take care of Law and order situations with help of ‘Chowkidars’ and ‘Harkars’. In 1913, the state requisitioned the service of an Imperial Police officer on deputation and appointed Mr Broadway as the first Inspector General of Police in June. Prithinandan Singh was the first Indian Police chief who took over on June 1, 1946.  The strength of Police in J and K in the year 1889-90 was just 1040, which rose to 1570 in the year 1903 and forty years later, in 1943-44, the strength of J and K Police was 3179 and