The Assam Police is the
law enforcement agency
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Jurisdiction
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for the state of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to ...
in India. A regular police force was initiated in Assam by the British after the
Treaty of Yandaboo to maintain the law and order.
It functions under the Department of Home Affairs, Assam. The headquarters of Assam Police is situated at Ulubari in the state capital
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is th ...
.
Organizational structure
Assam Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs,
Government of Assam
The Government of Assam is the subnational government of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Jagdish Mukhi. The head of government is the Chief Ministe ...
.
The Assam Police is headed by a
Director General of Police (DGP). The current DGP of the Assam Police is Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, IPS
* Assam police forces are organized into police ranges, headed by an inspector general deputy inspector general, who controls several police districts.
* The police district is the fulcrum of state police activity and each district is headed by a superintendent. In many states a superintendent is assisted by one or more additional superintendents or deputy superintendents. Generally, a police district is same as a revenue district of a state.
* The police district is divided into police sub-divisions under the command of a deputy superintendent of subdivision police officer.
* The police sub-division is made up of one or more police circles, and is under the command of an inspector, often referred to as the circle inspector.
* Under the police circles are the police stations, generally under the control of a sub-inspector.
Assam state police force also maintains its own Reserve Armed police force (special armed police and armed police) which is responsible for emergencies and crowd control issues. They are generally activated only on orders from the rank of DIG and higher-level authorities. The armed constabulary do not usually come into contact with the general public unless they are assigned to VIP duty, counter-insurgency operations, riot control or to maintain law and order during fairs, festivals, athletic events, elections, and natural disasters. They may also be sent to quell outbreaks of student or labour unrest, organised crime, to maintain guard posts and to participate in anti-terrorist operations. Depending on the type of assignment, the Armed Police force may carry
lathis or lethal weapons.
Assam Police also have an elite commando group known as the "Black Panthers" equipped with modern weapons and technology for anti-terrorist operations and VVIP protection.
Branches
With the growth and development of the police administration in the post-colonial era, a number of new branches were established to meet the increasing demands of law and order. Some of these branches are:
# Bureau of Investigation (Economic Offenses)
# Special Branch
# Criminal Investigation Department
# Assam Police Border Organization
# Assam Police Radio Organization
# Assam River Police Organization
# Directorate of Forensic Science. Assam
#
Village Defense Organization.
# Fire & Emergency Services, Assam
# Assam Police Highway Patrol Unit, (to be Introduced)
The Assam Police has grown from strength to strength during the last two decade. In 1980 it had a force of 40,290 and at the end of the 20th century its numerical strength stands at 60,721.
Battalion and Reserved Forces
Battalion
Assam Police Battalion personnels are engaged in the onerous task of helping the district police in maintaining Law and Order, besides guarding the vital installations round the clock, including Counter Insurgency, Riot control . They are also engaged in other static security duties.
1st APBN Headquartered at
Sibsagar
Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. S ...
.
2nd APBN Headquartered at Makum
Tinisukia.
3rd APBN Headquartered at
Jorhat
Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India.
Etymology
Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...
.
4th APBN Headquartered at
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is th ...
.
5th APBN Headquartered at NC Hills.
6th APBN Headquartered at Cachar.
7th APBN Headquartered at
Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India.
Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the ...
.
8th APBN Headquartered at
Abhayapuri.
9th APBN Headquartered at
Nagaon.
10th APBN Headquartered at
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is th ...
.
11th APBN Headquartered at
Dergaon.
12th APBN Headquartered at
Jamugurihat Sonitpur
Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur.
Etymology
The name of the is derived from a mythological story f ...
.
13th APBN Headquartered at
North Lakhimpur.
14th APBN Headquartered at
Nalbari
Nalbari (Pron: nɔ:lˈbɑ:rɪ) is a town and a municipal board in Nalbari district in the Indian state of Assam. Nalbari town is also the headquarters of Nalbari District. The town is one of many towns covered under the proposed State capita ...
IRBN
The raising of CPMF can only meet the regular and increasing demand of the state. It was decided to augment the strengths of the state governments. It is in this context that I.R. Battalions were raised in Assam with the assistance of the central government. The central government however reserves the first right to call on these battalions as and when required for deployment outside the state. The personnel of the battalion are engaged in both operational as well as law and order duties.
*15th AP IRBN headquartered at
Karimganj
Karimganj is a city in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj city is located at . The area of Karimganj city is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13& ...
*16th AP IRBN headquartered at
Morigaon
*19th AP IRBN headquartered at
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam ...
*20th AP IRBN headquartered at Dhubri
*21st AP IRBN headquartered at Hailakandi
*22nd AP IRBN headquartered at
Dhemaji
Dhemaji (Pron: deɪˈmɑ:ʤi or di:ˈmɑ:ʤi) is a City in Assam and it is the headquarters of Dhemaji district, Assam, India.
Etymology
The district's name ''Dhemaji'' is derived from the Deori word ''Dema-ji'' which means ''great water'' indi ...
*23rd AP IRBN headquartered at Karbi Anglong
*24th AP IRBN headquartered at Baksa
Task Force
APTF Battalion of Assam Police Task Force was raised as a speciality peace keeping force to tackle the instances of communal and group violence.
The personnel of this force were posted in vulnerable areas and minority pockets, so that any sign of communal disharmony could be quickly countered and prevented from flaring up into a major communal violence. This force has functioned effectively as an emergency task force.
1st APTF headquartered at
Goalpara
Goalpara, Pron: ) is the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati.
Etymology
The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or The vill ...
2nd APTF headquartered at Nagaon
3rd APTF headquartered at
Darrang
Darrang () is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Mangaldoi. The district occupies an area of 1585 km2.
History
No definitive records about Darrang are available for the pre-me ...
4th APTF headquartered at Barpeta
Commando Battalion
Black Panthers:- The Black Panther is a specially trained commando Battalion to deal with counter insurgency operations. This Battalion is headquartered at Mandakata of North Guwahati.
Veerangana:- The Veerangana is a specialised women commando battalion to deal with difficult situations specially women security issues. This force is headquartered at Mandakata of North Guwahati.
SPU:- The "Special Protection Unit" is a modern and unique commando force in Assam Police. It basically deals with issues regarding urban policing or VIP security matters.
ONGC Battalion
25th AP (ONGC) IRBN with temporary Headquartered at
Sibsagar
Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. S ...
for the security of
ONGC
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It is headquartered in New Delhi. ONGC was founded on 14 August 1956 by ...
drilling fields, Employees and ONGC related pickets.
Medals and awards
Officers of Assam Police got many awards and medals for their outstanding and meritorious service.
Many officers and men of the Assam Police, laid down their lives in the fight against extremism since 1986.
List of receivers for 2011 President's Police Medal for Gallantry:
* Constable Nirmal Chandra Deka.(Posthumously)
Police Medal for gallantry on republic day 2017.
* Pranab Kumar Gogoi Circle Inspector.
* Utpal Borah.Sub-Inspector
* Anurag Agarwal.SP
* Prakash Sonowal.SDPO
* Imdad Ali.SDPO
* Mahananda Gauria.Constable
* Ghanakanta Malakar.Constable
* Hemkanta Boro.Constable
* Ratneshwar Kalita.Constable
* Bapan Roy
Equipment and Vehicles
All the equipment for the Assam Police are manufactured indigenously by the
Indian Ordnance Factories, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
*
Lee–Enfield .303 (Phased out)
* 1A SLR Rifle
* 1B1
INSAS Rifle. (Present Standard Issue)
*
Sterling submachine gun.
*
AKM (For Special Operations) Indian.
*
AK-47
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Bulgarian.
*
Heckler & Koch MP5
The Heckler & Koch MP5 (german: Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants and clones of the MP5, ...
*
Bren light machine gun
The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used ...
.
*
PK Machine Gun
The PK (russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as ''Pulemyot Kalashnikova'', or "Kalashnikov's machine gun"), is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge.
Designed in the Sov ...
(Limited Quantity).
*
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A (Standard Service Weapon for Officers )
*
Glock 17
Glock is a brand of polymer- framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was th ...
(Special Security only)
* Revolver. (Officer's Service weapon. Being phased out)
File:Browning High-Power 9mm IMG 1526.jpg, Standard Officer's Service Gun
File:Glock17.jpg, Glock 17 Standard Officer's Service Gun
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File:Bren1.jpg
Vehicles
*
Toyota Innova
*
Mahindra Scorpio
*
Tata Safari (VIP Protection & Convoy)
* HM Ambassador (Being phased Out)
Vehicles Used for General Duty purpose.
*
Mahindra Bolero
*
Maruti Gypsy .
*
Tata Sumo .
*
Tata 407
The Tata 407 is a light commercial vehicle manufactured by Tata Motors. Launched in 1986, in 2011 the 407 model sold more than 500,000 units. The 407 has a payload of 2.25 tonnes, an overall length of 4.7 metres, and a turning ci ...
Trucks .
* Buses for transportation of troops.
* Bajaj Pulsar Bikes. (Patrolling)
*
Royal Enfield
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* Maruti Omni. (For Guwahati City traffic only)
* Mahindra Commander Jeep. (Phased out)
* Tata Spacio.
*
Mahindra Legend
* Mahindra Invader
*
Mahindra Thar
* Vajra by
VRDE for Riot control
* Varun by
VRDE for Riot control
*
Chevrolet Tavera Traffic Interceptor vehicle
File:MahindraScorpio Cropped.jpg, Scorpio
File:2009 tata safari vx 4x4.JPG, Safari
File:Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 Z front right.jpg, Innova
File:Omni Lpg.jpg
Controversies
There are many allegations and court cases of police brutality, custodial death, human rights violations, fake encounter killing, extortion, filling fake cases to harass the general public, corruption filed against the Assam Police. Because of the corrupt politicians the police have always complained not being able to function properly. Different organizations and their open extortion are known to the public and the police also have been alleged to have a fair share on those. Another main acquisition of Assam police in the present is that they are the friends of thieves, kidnappers and murderers rather than the public and it is said that the police has a better share in those crime money. Corruption of the organization is at peak with people fearing to go to the police against a crime as they need to pay money to file an FIR or take actions.
2021 Assam Police Fake Encounters
Starting May 2021 several fake police encounters took place. National Human Rights Commission has been approached with human rights violation in the alleged fake encounters. On 21 December a Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed by
Arif Jwadder before the Gauhati High Court demanding independent investigation over the fake encounters killings. Till date 51 deaths and 139 injuries have occurred till date.
References
11. Assam Direct Exam 202
"Assam Direct Exam will conduct by the state govt. of Assam"''Schemebygovernment.com''{{Law enforcement in India
Government of Assam
State law enforcement agencies of India
1826 establishments in India
Government agencies established in 1826