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LAKSHADWEEP POLICE Policing in the islands began with effect from November 22, 1958 by the establishment of the first police stations at Minicoy.  The staff posted therein consisted of a strength of one Sub-inspector, two Head-Constables and five Constables who were deputationists and ex-servicemen.  The second police station came at Androth in the same year.  Police stations in other inhabited islands were established in 1960s .  The outpost at  Bitra  under Chetlath Police Station and the aid post at Bangaram under Agatti Police Station respectively started functioning during the year 199. Criminal Penal Code - CrPC and Indian Penal Code - IPC were extended to this Union Territory from November 01, 1967.  From 1956 to November 01,1967,  the local Amins were functioning at Third  Class Magistrates and discharging Police duties in their respective islands.  Other Acts were extended subsequently. The coat of arms of the Lakshadweep Islands shows the initials of the service on a red and

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS POLICE History of Andaman and Nicobar Police dates back to rising of ‘Sebundy Corps ’ in 1858 for protection of Penal Settlements in the Andamans. It was reconstituted in 1867 with 2 Inspectors, 3 Head Constables, 12 Sergeants and 285 Constables. The system of Policing was exclusively on the pattern of Military organization, with a small strength of 75 Civil Policemen   for observance   of local   laws   and  for accompanying the prisoners to the jungle as guards against aboriginal tribes. Civil Police was separated from Military Police in the year 1924. H. G. L. Biggie was the first officer of the Indian Police to be appointed as Commandant and Superintendent of Police. The Japanese occupation of these Islands from 1942 to 1945 ruined the Police and Administrative set up in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As a result fresh batch of officers and men known as 'deputation force’ were drawn after British re-occupation in 1945 from Special Armed Police of Uttar