MAHARASHTRA POLICE
MAHARASHTRA POLICE Maharashtra, the third largest state in India, has one of the largest police forces in the country. Besides 236 Indian Police Service officers borne on the State Cadre, it has 121 Superintendents of Police, 770 Deputy Superintendents of Police, 3136 Inspectors, 2641 Assistant Police Inspectors, 8001 Sub Inspectors and 1,48,912 men (members of constabulary). Maharashtra, a highly industrialized state with large urban conglomerates, has adopted Commissionerates system for policing its large cities. The State has 10 Commissionerates and 35 district police units. The motto of Maharashtra Police is ‘सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय’ in Sanskrit. It means that Maharashtra Police is committed to 'Protecting the Righteous and Controlling and Annihilating the Evil'. Maharashtra Police is headed by Director General of Police. The State police Head Quarter is located at Mumbai. The emblem of the force is white in Indigo background. It has a five pointed star with a twin co...