The Gujarat Police Department is headed by Director General of Police (DGP.). It has four Commissioners' offices : Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. There are nine ranges in the Gujarat Police: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, DahodPanchmahal and Border Range. For police administration the state is further divided into 33 police districts and Western Railway Police.
Gujarat Police has some branches for special tasks: Crime, Anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and The Gujarat Intelligence Force wing. The Gujarat Police was the first state police department to crack the serial bomb blast mystery during 2007–08 in many Indian cities including 2008 Ahmedabad bombings.[2]The Gujarat Intelligence Force wing, is considered to be one of the reputed state police intelligence forces.
Hierarchyedit
Officersedit
Director general of police (DGP)
Additional Director general of police (ADGP)
Inspector general of police (IG)
Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)
Superintendent of police (SP)
Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl.SP)
Assistant / Deputy Superintendent of Police (ASP/Dy.SP)
Subordinatesedit
Police Inspector (PI)
Police Sub Inspector (PSI)
Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI)
Head constable (HC)
Police constable (PC)
Leadersedit
On 31 January 2023 Vikash Sahay of 1987 batch was elevated to the post of Director General of Police (DGP), replacing Ashish Bhatiya.
^Pathak, Anil (18 August 2008). "Cracking the case was Herculean effort". DNA India.
Shivanand Jha appointed new DGP of Gujarat
December 15, 2023
gujarat, police, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2022. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gujarat Police news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gujarat Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Gujarat in India The Gujarat Police has its headquarters in Gandhinagar the state capital and Ahmedabad Gujarat Policeગ જર ત પ લ સAbbreviationGPMottoस व स रक ष श त Sanskrit Service Security PeaceAgency overviewFormed01 May 1960Annual budget 5 499 crore US 690 million 2019 20 est 1 Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionGujarat IndiaMap of Gujarat Police s jurisdictionSize196 024 km2 75 685 sq mi Population60 383 628 2011 Legal jurisdictionGujarat IndiaGoverning bodyGovernment of GujaratConstituting instrumentThe Gujarat Police Act 1951General natureLocal civilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersGandhinagarMinister responsibleHarsh Sanghavi Minister of HomeAgency executiveVikash Sahay IPS DGPParent agencyDepartment of Home Gujarat Child agenciesAhmedabad City Police Surat City Police Vadodara City Police Rajkot City PoliceWebsitepolice wbr gujarat wbr gov wbr in wbr dgp wbr default wbr aspxThe Gujarat Police Department came into existence after Gujarat s separation from the Greater Mumbai state on 1 May 1960 Contents 1 Organisation 1 1 Hierarchy 1 1 1 Officers 1 1 2 Subordinates 2 Leaders 3 List of DGPs of Gujarat 4 ReferencesOrganisation editThe Gujarat Police Department is headed by Director General of Police DGP It has four Commissioners offices Ahmedabad Vadodara Surat and Rajkot There are nine ranges in the Gujarat Police Ahmedabad Vadodara Gandhinagar Surat Rajkot Junagadh Bhavnagar Dahod Panchmahal and Border Range For police administration the state is further divided into 33 police districts and Western Railway Police Gujarat Police has some branches for special tasks Crime Anti terrorist squad ATS and The Gujarat Intelligence Force wing The Gujarat Police was the first state police department to crack the serial bomb blast mystery during 2007 08 in many Indian cities including 2008 Ahmedabad bombings 2 The Gujarat Intelligence Force wing is considered to be one of the reputed state police intelligence forces Hierarchy edit Officers edit Director general of police DGP Additional Director general of police ADGP Inspector general of police IG Deputy inspector general of police DIG Superintendent of police SP Additional Superintendent of Police Addl SP Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Police ASP Dy SP Subordinates edit Police Inspector PI Police Sub Inspector PSI Assistant Sub Inspector ASI Head constable HC Police constable PC Leaders editOn 31 January 2023 Vikash Sahay of 1987 batch was elevated to the post of Director General of Police DGP replacing Ashish Bhatiya List of DGPs of Gujarat editFollowing is the list of All DGPs DGP Name From to RemarksK Chakravarthi 1 April 2001 31 January 2004 DGP during 2002 Gujarat RiotsA K Bhargav 1 February 2004 30 April 2006P C Pandey April 2006 February 2009Shabbirhusain Khandwawala February 2009 December 2010 First Muslim DGP of Gujarat Got 1 extension of 3 months Chittranjan Singh December 2010 February 2013 Incharge DGPAmitabh Pathak February 2013 24 August 2013 Died during office tenurePramod Kumar August 2013 December 2013 Incharge DGPP C Thakur 10 December 2013 April 2017P P Pandey April 2016 April 2017 Forced to resign by Supreme Court of IndiaGeetha Johri 4 April 2017 December 2017 Incharge DGPPramod Kumar December 2017 February 2018 Incharge DGPShivanand Jha 1 March 2018 31 July 2020 Got extension of 3 monthsAshish Bhatia 1 August 2020 31 January 2023 Got 2 extension 2 months and then of 8 months till 31 Jan 23 Vikas Sahay 1 February 2023 present IncumbentReferences edit Gujarat Budget Analysis 2019 2020 PDF PRS Legislative Research Pathak Anil 18 August 2008 Cracking the case was Herculean effort DNA India Shivanand Jha appointed new DGP of Gujarat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gujarat Police amp oldid 1155317315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
