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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

EMBLEM OF LAKSHADWEEP The archipelago of Lakshadweep is the tiniest Union Territory of India consists of twelve atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks. It is an uni-district Union Territory with an area of 32 square kilometre comprising ten inhabited islands, seventeen uninhabited islands attached islets, four newly formed islets and five submerged reefs. The inhabited islands are Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Kadmat, Kiltan, Chetlat, Bitra, Andrott, Kalpeni and Minicoy. Bitra is the smallest of all having only a population of 271 persons and Bangaram is the uninhabited island. The emblem of Lakshadweep shows the Dharma Chakra, supported by two coral fish and crested by a coconut palm-tree. Below is a banner in the name of the territory and in the colours of the national flag.