The Jammu and Kashmir Police or JKP is the

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. JKP was established in 1873 and has primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Jammu and Kashmir in India.

History

The first specific Jammu & Kashmir police force came into existence in the year 1873 with one police officer known as ''

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'' and 14 ''Thanedars'' for Srinagar City. This police force would control crime and take care of law and order situations with help of ''Chowkidars'' and ''Harkars'', who were paid mandatorily by the residents of Imperial Kashmir Union. It was in 1913 that the state requisitioned the service of an

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(IP) officer on deputation and appointed Mr Broadway as the first

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in June, 1913. He continued to be Police chief up to 1917 and was followed by other IP officers. Since then the Police in J&K has undergone several re-organizations, The employee strength of Police in J&K in the year 1889-90 was 1040, which further rose to 1570 in the year 1903 and forty years later, in 1943–44, the strength of J&K Police was 3179 and at present it has exceeded 83000 mark.

Organizational structure

Jammu and Kashmir Police comes under direct control of Ministry of Home Affairs,

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. The Jammu and Kashmir Police is headed by Director General of Police (DGP) who is always a senior IPS officer.

Special agencies

* Intelligence Unit (Crime Branch) * Commando Force * Security Battalion * Special Operations Group

Hierarchy

Officers *Director General of Police (DGP) *Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) *Inspector General of Police (IGP) *Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) *Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) *Superintendent of Police (SP) *Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Sub-ordinates *Inspector *Sub-Inspector (SI) *Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) *Head Constable (HC) *Selection Grade Constable *Constable *Follower *Special Police Official (SPO)

Gallantry Awards

In the wake of insurgency the jammu kashmir police participate many operations against terrorists jointly with armed forces. In those operations many policemen laid down their lives. Some of them got Peace time gallantry awards. Assistant Sub Inspector Babu Ram, Constable Altaf Hussain Bhat and Special Police Officer Shahbaz Ahmad have been posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, respectively. These are the three highest peacetime gallantry awards, given for showing exemplary courage in service of the nation

Notable achievements

Jammu Kashmir Police has consistently shown highest performance among all Indian states in law enforcement. On the occasion of 75 years of India's independence, Jammu Kashmir Police received 108 gallantry medals, which was highest among all Indian states. J&K Police cornered 62% of awards for In 2021 Jammu Kashmir Police became the first to win all three highest gallantry awards in India, viz

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and

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Controversies

Jammu Kashmir Police has been accused of wrongly discharging criminals and failure to track its own police personnel. Indian poet

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in his books and social media posts has exposed serious loopholes in criminal investigation by Jammu and Kashmir police, especially with regard to Hemangi Sharma Fraud Case. Case No. CA0042018-A065 dated 26 July 2018, Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir

Gallery

File:The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh paying tributes to the martyrs of Jammu & Kashmir Police, at the District Police Line, in Kupwara, Jammu & Kashmir on June 08, 2018.JPG, Union Home Minister paying tributes to the fallen officers of Jammu & Kashmir Police in 2018, Kupwara. File:The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh paying floral tributes to the martyrs, during his visit to the Jammu and Kashmir Police Lines, in Anantnag district on September 10, 2017.jpg, Union Home Minister paying floral tributes to fallen officers, during his visit to the Jammu and Kashmir Police Lines, in Anantnag district, 2017 File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inspecting the Guard-of-Honour given by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, on his arrival, in Jammu, J&K on May 28, 2018.JPG, The Vice President inspecting the guard of honour File:J & K Police. Basgo, Ladakh.jpg, A JKP outpost in Ladakh

References

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