The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police is the

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for the union territory of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by the ...

in India.

History

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police was created on 26 January 2020 at the same time as the union territories of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a district of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities: Nagar Haveli, wedged in between Maharashtra and Gujarat states to ...

and

Daman and Diu Daman and Diu (; ) was a former union territory in northwestern India. With an area of , it was the smallest administrative subdivision of India on the mainland. The territory comprised two districts, Damaon and Dio island, geographically sep ...

were merged to create the new union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police. The new force replaces the earlier Dadra and Nagar Haveli Police and Daman and Diu Police forces.

Organizational structure

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs,

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. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police is headed by

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(DIG).

References

External links

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