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WEST BENGAL POLICE The West Bengal  Police is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. (The other is the Kolkata Police, which has a separate jurisdiction.) The West Bengal Police was reorganized under provisions of the Police Act 1861 during the British Raj. It is headed by an officer designated as the Director General of Police who reports to the State  Government through the Home (Police) Department. The arms of the West Bengal Police are parted per pale Gules and Vert, charged with the emblem of the service being the initials ‘WBP’ within a garland and crested with the Asoka capital, and with the title of the service below, all Or. The motto of this force is ‘We Care We Dare’. http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaWestBengal.htm https://wbpolice.gov.in/wbp/Common/WBP_Mission.aspx https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

NAGALAND POLICE The 1st NAP Bn was raised on 1-4-64 vide Govt. of Nagaland, Home Department Order No.14/5/POL/63 dated April 22,1964 with Headquarter at Chumukedima. The Nagaland Police uses the charging bull as its mascot. He is placed on a field parted per pale of Gules and Azure with the title of the Nagaland Police above and the motto ‘Security Service Sacrifice’ on a white ribbon below. In chief is the crest of India with its motto. http://nagapol.gov.in/ http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaNagaland.htm https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

MIZORAM POLICE Mizoram State is claimed as an 'Island of Peace' in an otherwise turbulent North-Eastern Region. The State is enjoying peace and tranquility, barring a few acts of insurgency in border areas of 404 kilometre with Myanmar and 318 kilometre with Bangladesh during the last twenty years, that is, ever since the Peace Accord was signed in 1986. Mizoram Police is headed by the Director General of Police (DGP) and he is assisted by officers in the headquarters and officers in-charge of special and various field units. The emblem of Mizoram Police has a pair of horns crested with Ashoka Lion Capital. Below this in a red banner the words ‘Mizoram Police’ is written in white. https://police.mizoram.gov.in/ https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

MANIPUR POLICE  There was no formal policing in Manipur, before the arrival of British. There was a system known as the ‘Lallup System’, which meant free labour of the people to the King. The people were allotted a plot of land for which they were not required to pay revenue, instead had to serve the state three months in a year or 10 days in every 40 days. This service of the people was used by the King in various parts of the administration such as guards, construction work and in providing some sort of informal policing. On April 27, 1891, during the reign of Maharaja Kulachandra Singh, the British Government took over the administration of Manipur after a decisive battle with the ruling Prince at Khongjom. It was then that the British organized the State Military Police of Manipur, the fore­runner of Manipur Rifles, under Political Agent, Crawford, who was appointed the first Commandant of the force. On the August 15, 1947, India became free. After 56 years, the Maharaja of Manipur

MEGHALAYA POLICE The arms of the Megalaya Police is: Azure three different swords in saltire Or, a chief Gules parted per pale, in the first the letters MLP within a garland Or, in the second a hornbill Or and the Title: ‘MEGHALAYA POLICE’ on a ribbon Gules. http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaMegalaya.htm https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

TRIPURA POLICE Tripura was a one District Territory with one District Magistrate – DM and  Collector and also one Superintendent of Police upto August 31,1970. The territory was divided into three districts with appointment of three DM and Collectors from September 1,1970. Accordingly, three Superintendents of Police were appointed and posted to the districts. The emblem of the Tripura Police shows what could be the modern emblem of the State of Tripura. It has two mountains proper and a rising sun Or, with a Crest: The Asoka-capital with its motto, being the emblem of India and a Garland: Branches of laurel Or. The emblem is displayed on a oval shield parted per fess Gules and Azure. The banner of the Tripura Police is pointed and fringed on the lower edge, parted per fess Gules and Azure, charged with the emblem of the Tripura Police with the legend TRIPURA POLICE in white lettering below. Its motto is ‘Seva Veertha Bandhuta’ meaning ‘Service Valour Friendship’ is written on a yellow

ASSAM POLICE There is no evidence of there being a regular police force in the state of Assam till the British took over after the Yandabu treaty of 1826. At the end of the Ahom rule and during the reign of Kamaleswar Singha (1795 -1811), an armed force on the British model was raised to serve the dual functions of maintenance of law and order and border defence. It was, however, not a regular and fully organised police force in the real sense of the term. The most important development in this process was the raising of the ‘Cachar Levy’ in 1835 by the Civil Service Officer, in-charge of Nowgong district, Mr. Grange, to guard new settlements and tea estates. It consisted of 750 officers and men of different ranks, viz., Inspectors, Head Constables and Constables. Three years later, a similar body, called ‘Jorhat Militia’, was formed to protect the border areas against frequent border transgressions. It was also known as the ‘Shan’ militia, as the recruits were mostly from the Shan com

ARUNACHAL PRADESH POLICE Having been constituted only in 1972, Arunachal Pradesh Police remains one of the youngest police services of the country. There are several historical factors for this delayed constitution of the force. Prior to the independence, the British had introduced the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation, 1945, to ensure that a vast majority of disputes and cases, both civil and criminal, were adjudicated in accordance with the prevailing traditional codes of the tribal communities. Those days the Assam Rifles was under the command of a civil officer- the Inspector General of the Assam Rifles - who was responsible to the governor of Assam, in his capacity as Agent to the Government of India. There was no change either in status of the organization till 1959. Govt. of India sanctioned in October 1967 a skeleton staff for the Civil Police setup. L. B. Sewa and Uts were instrumental in setting up Arunachal Pradesh Police in 1971. He had his headquarters

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

SIKKIM POLICE Sikkim had become a protectorate of British India in 1861 and this had triggered off a spate of activity in the State.  The first political officer of Sikkim, Claude White thought that with the increase in population, crime would be more prevalent and felt it necessary to raise a police force. It was on the Novembr 27, 1897 that a force consisting of 1 Head Constable and 5 Constables was posted at Aritar near Rhenock on the authority of a resolution passed by the King of Sikkim in the council. Sikkim Police was thus born. Till the early thirties, the highest post in the police hierarchy was Senior Sub Inspector. A post of Police Inspector was created in 1934. It was only in 1949 that the force came to be looked after by officers from India on deputation. Shri Mohinder Singh was the first Commissioner of Police who joined in 1953 and till his tenure in 1960 set up the Traffic Branch, the Check Post Branch, the Intelligence Branch, and the Fire Brigade. After the merger of

DELHI POLICE Delhi has a long history of policing through the famed institution of the Kotwal. Malikul Umara Faqruddin is said to be the first Kotwal of Delhi. He became the Kotwal at the age of 40 in 1237 A.D. and was also simultaneously appointed as the Naibe-Ghibat (Regent in absence). Because of his integrity and sagacity he held the post through the reigns of three Sultans: Balban, Kaikobad and Kaikhusrau. Another Kotwal is, Malik Alaul Mulk, who was appointed by Sultan Allauddin Khilji in 1297 AD. When Emperor Shahjahan shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi, in 1648, he appointed Ghaznafar Khan as the first Kotwal of the new city, bestowing on him the office of Mir-i-Atish (Chief of Artillery). The institution of Kotwal came to an end with the crushing of the revolt of 1857, the first war of freedom by the British and interestingly, the last Kotwal of Delhi, appointed just before the eruption of the first war of freedom, was Gangadhar Nehru, father of Pandit Motilal Nehru and gr

CHANDIGARH POLICE  The emblem of Chandigarh Police shows a golden symbol on a red background, surrounded by a blue bordure with the legend ‘CHANDIGARH POLICE - WE CARE FOR YOU’ in white lettering. In the centre red circle, golden coloured dam with flowing water is depicted in golden colour. The emblem is supported by a golden eight-pointed star radiant, crested with the Asoka-capital and its motto, being the emblem of India . http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaChandigarh.htm https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

HARYANA POLICE The State of Haryana was carved out of Punjab on November 1, 1966. At that time it comprised of one police range and six districts and had a strength of 12165 personnel. Today, the State is divided into four Ranges, three Police Commissionerates - Ambala-Panchkula, Gurgaon and Faridabad and seventeen districts besides the Railway Police district. Now, Haryana Police has a total strength of -73391 (Gazetted Officers - 470, Inspectors - 1086, Sub Inspectors - 3680, Assistant Sub Inspectors - 6182, Head Constables – 12778 and Constables - 49195). The Haryana Police arms show the capitals ‘Ha Pa’ acronym for Haryana Police, crested by the Asoka capital and surrounded by a garland. Below is a motto in Gurmukhi, ‘Suraksha Seva Sahayog’ meaning ‘Security Service Assistance’. https://haryanapolice.gov.in/History https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

PUNJAB POLICE The Punjab Police is responsible for policing in the state of Punjab , India . Mission of Punjab Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of India with an eye on technological advancement and human rights.The India Punjab Police arms show the capitals ‘PP’ acronym for Punjab Police, crested by the Asoka capital and surrounded by a garland. Below is a motto in Gurmukhi, ‘Shubh karman te kabhu na daro’ meaning ‘I may never deviate from doing a good deed’ . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Police_%28India%29 https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1

HIMACHAL PRADESH POLICE Himachal Pradesh - HP as a political entity came into existence on  April 15, 1948. It was constituted by integrating the princely States of Chamba, Mandi, Suket, Sirmaur and 26 smaller states known as the Punjab Hill States. In 1948, states like Mandi, Chamba, Sirmaur, Suket and Bilaspur had their regular Police forces. Other smaller states had a common police force. The Rulers of Punjab Hill States, with the exception of Sirmaur and Bilaspur  realized the advantage of establishing a common system of Policing in their States. This was, in the true sense, the beginning of Himachal Pradesh Police. In order to ensure proper administration, an officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police in British India was appointed with the authority to exercise general supervision over the police cadre in these States. In 1948, after the constitution of the Union Territory, the Police force drawn from different States with varying backgrounds and traditions were amalgamated

RAJASTHAN POLICE The erstwhile princely States constituting Rajasthan varied considerably in size, population, revenue resources, administrative procedures and practices. With the merger of these States, their police forces were amalgamated into a single police force, which was known as Rajasthan Police. In the intial years after its inception, Rajasthan Police was headed by officers on deputation and the first Inspector General of Police was Shri R. Banerji, who took over on April 7, 1949. The Rajasthan Police Service was formed in January 1951 and eligible officers from all over the State were appointed. The emblem of Rajasthan Police consists of the ‘Jaya Stambh’ or Victory Tower of Chittaorgarh between two swords in saltire and a shield charged with Jaya Stambh, crested with the Asoka Capital with its motto, being the emblem of India. Below is the name of the service: Rajasthan Police: ‘Rajasthan Police’ in Devanagari.  The emblem is surrounded by a garland and a ribbon below charg

UTTARAKHAND POLICE Uttarakhand Police came into existance when the state of Uttarakhand was formed on the  November 9, 2000 as the 27th State of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. The emblem of the Uttarakahnd Police shows the emblem of Uttarakhand in color and in a slightly modified version. The arms show the same emblem in golden lining, placed on a shield per fess of red, light blue and dark blue. These are the colours of the Indian Armed Forces. The motto of the force is ‘Mithratha Seva Suraksha’ meaning ‘Friendship Service Security’. http://uk.gov.in/pages/display/115-about-us https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

JHARKHAND POLICE Jharkhand Police came into existance when the state of Jharkhand was formed on southern part of Bihar state on November 15, 2000. The emblem of the has an upwardly pointing arrow in its bow in a red background, below which is a flower pot blooming flowers in which has an inscription of rising hands in green. This is surrounded by a laurel in yellow orange colour. This is crested with the moto of the force ‘Seva he Lakshya’ in Devanagri. Below these is a yellow bordered red bannener where the words ‘Jharkhand Police’ is written in Devnagri. http://www.jhpolice.gov.in/Citizen_Charter https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

CHHATTISGARH POLICE Chhattisgarh Police came into being alongwith the new state of India on November 1, 2000. Traditionally, Chhattisgarh has been a very peaceful tribal belt. However, the upsurge of Naxalism in the hilly and difficult terrain of the state poses a big challenge to the enforcement agencies today. Since inception, six new revenue districts viz., Dantewada, Kanker, Kabirdham, Koriya, Narayanpur and Bijapur have been carved out to supplement the administrative efficacy, making a total of eighteen districts in the State. Besides these, Balrampur and Surajpur have been given separate identity of police districts to effectively deal with the problem that has attained considerable dimensions in recent times. Shri SM Shukla, IPS was the first Director General of Police. The emblem of the Chhattisgarh Police has the Asoka chakra in blue colour in the centre surrounded by sixteen humans holding together in tribal style. The background is glowing light. This is placed in the backg

BIHAR POLICE Policing in Bihar is more than 3000 years old. In fact, there are documented historical references to policing practices adopted by the Magadh Empire. Policing in the Modern era in Bihar began in the year 1862 with the introduction of the Indian Police Act of 1861. Following the creation of the province of Bihar in 1912, the basic structure of police as it exists today in the whole of India was laid. The Bihar Policemen’s Association which came into existence in 1967 was the first of its kind to look after the interests of the policemen. The emblem of the Bihar Police shows the ‘Bodhi’ – banyan tree and depiction of river Ganges. The words ‘Bihar Police’ in Devanagari is inscribed between them. All these are set in gold colour in a indigo coloured shield. http://biharpolice.bih.nic.in/ https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1