The Karnataka State Police Department is the

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. The department is headed by the

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Organization

The District Police administration is headed by a

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. A group of districts comprise a Police Range, led by an

. Big cities have Police Commissionerate led by Commissioner of Police.

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is headed by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG). Mysuru is headed by an officer with the rank of

(IGP).

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, Hubballi-Dharwad,

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is headed by an officer with the rank of

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(DGP) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the head of the State police department, and under him are Director General of Police and Additional Director General of Police. Each Additional Director General of Police is in charge of a particular function: law and order, crime and technical services, administration, intelligence, the Karnataka State Reserve Police, recruitment and training. The

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are the lowest units of the police department. There are 906 police stations, 230 circle offices, 91 SDPOs and 31 DPOs (including railway police) in Karnataka state. Police stations are headed by Inspector in towns and cities. There may be two to four Sub-Inspectors (S.I.) in addition to assistant sub-inspectors (A.S.I), Head Constables (H.C.) and police constables (P.C.). Rural police stations are headed by a sub-inspector or two sub-inspectors covering law and order and crime, depending on the station's importance and sensitivity. They are grouped into circles, comprising a sub-division. Sub-divisions are headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police and circles by Police Inspectors. Additional superintendent of police's (ASP's) are also there in some districts.

Hierarchy

Officers *(DGP & IG) Head of the state * 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) * Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) * Assistant SP (

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) or Deputy SP (KSPS) Sub-ordinates * Inspector of Police (IP) * Sub-Inspector of Police (SIP) * Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASIP) * Head Constable * Constable

Insignia of Karnataka Police (State Police)

;Gazetted Officers ;Non-gazetted officers

Law and Order

This wing is headed by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order.

State Intelligence Department

The Intelligence Department is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by two Deputy Inspector General of Police and five Superintendents of Police at headquarters. The five Superintendents of Police in the Intelligence Divisions are in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga and Belagavi,

Crime and Technical Services Wing

This wing is headed by the Additional Director General of Police, Crime and Technical Services. It includes the Fingerprint Bureau, Forensic Scientific Laboratory, Police Computer Wing and State Crime Record Bureau.

Reserve police

In the state, the police trace their origins to the former Mysore State Imperial Service. They consist of: * A District Armed Reserve (DAR) for each district * A City Armed Reserve (CAR) in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Belagavi and Hubli-Dharwad * A Special Task Force (STF) * The Karnataka Armed Reserve Mounted Police, headquartered in Mysore * Coastal Security Police (CSP) * Government Railway Police (GRP) The Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by an Inspector General and one Deputy Inspectors General of Police at headquarters. The Karnataka State Reserve Police consists of 12 battalions: four in

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and one each in

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, Shiggoan, Hassana and

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2 IRB battalions are situated in Munirabad (Koppala) and Vijayapura. Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) is a specially formed reserved force. They are well trained striking force.

Mounted police

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, and are also known for games, ceremonial parades and showmanship. Its riders have won a number of prizes in national and international equestrian competitions. The mounted police is headed by S. G. Mariba Shetti, who has won gold medals at the 1995 World Police Games in Australia (1995) and in 2001 in

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(2001) and has commanded the Dasara procession since 1977.

Coastal Security Police

Karnataka state has coastline along Arabian sea. The Coastal Security Police, established in 1999, is headed by Superintendent of Police and other staff. Coastal security police stations have been setup along the coastline. The CSP has jurisdiction over Karnataka's coastal waters from Talapady in

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to Sadashivgada in

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, about . and CSP Comes under Internal Security Division Headed By Additional Director General of Police in Richmond road, Bengaluru.

Forest Cell

The Forest Cell assists the Karnataka Forest Department with their operations.

Training

This wing is headed by the Director General of Police, Training, assisted by an Inspector General of Police (Training) and Deputy Inspector General of Police (Training). Karnataka has so many training institutions: * Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru * Police Training College, Naganahalli, Kalaburagi * Karnataka State Police Training School, Channapattana * Karnataka Police Training school, Khanapura, Belagavi * Armed Police Training School, Yalahanka, Bengaluru * Police Training School, Aimangala, Chitradurga * Police training School, Thanisandra, Bengaluru *Police Training School, Kaduru, Chilkkamagaluru *Police Training School, Dharawada *Police Training School, Jyothi Nagara, Mysuru *Temporary Police Training School, Navangar, Bagalkot *Police Training School, Munirabad, Koppala *Police Training School, Kangralli, Belagavi *Police Training School, Vijayapura *CCT Training Center, Kudlu, Bengaluru *CCT Training Center, Agara, Bengaluru *ANF Training Center, Karkala, Udupi * Traffic Training Institute,RK Hegade Nagara, Bengaluru * Special Branch Training Institute, Bengaluru * Wireless Training Institute, Bengaluru *Police Driving And Maintenance School, Yelahanka, Bengaluru

Special units

State-level units perform specialized police functions and assist civil-police units: *''Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Economic Offenses and Special Units:'' Headed by a Director General of Police, the unit oversees the Corps of Detectives, the Forest Cell, the Economic Offenses Unit and the Cyber Police Station. *''Directorate of Civil-Rights Enforcement:'' Headed by an Additional Director General of Police, Civil Rights Enforcement, and assisted by an Inspector General of Police, a Deputy Inspector General of Police and a Superintendent of Police at headquarters. the wing has six field units (each headed by a Superintendent of Police) at the police ranges in Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Davanagere, Belagavi, Kalaburagi and Mysuru. The directorate monitors and investigates cases registered under the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, and is the watchdog of rights and benefits extended to the

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. *''Communication, Logistic and Modernization Wing:'' Headed by an Additional Director General of Police, the wing consists of a Police Wireless Unit and a Motor Transport Organisation (both headed by a Superintendent of Police). *''Planning & Modernization:'' Headed by an Inspector General of police, Planning and Modernization, the wing receives consolidation proposals for the police department and submits them to the government for approval. *''Police Housing & Welfare:'' Headed by an Inspector General of Police, Grievance Cell and Human Rights *''Internal Security Division:'' Headed by an Additional Director General of Police, the unit oversees the Terrorism and Naxalist in Karnataka State, Cyber cell, Forensic cell, and Bomb Detection Squad specially designed force called "Garuda Force" and ANF (Anti Naxal Force) units in it.

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References

{{Law enforcement in India State law enforcement agencies of India Year of establishment missing 1885 establishments in British India 1965 establishments in Mysore State