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On 31 July 2020 Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Ashish Bhatiya was elevated to the post of Director General of Police (DGP) after incumbent Shivanand Jha retired after his extended tenure ended on July 31. Mr. Ashish Bhatiya is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre. He will remain the State DGP till May 2022. Mr. Shivanand Jha was to retire in April but was given a three-month extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanjay Srivastava is appointed as Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad City on 01-Aug-2020.
On 31 July 2020 [[Ahmedabad]] Police Commissioner Ashish Bhatiya was elevated to the post of Director General of Police (DGP).<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ashish-bhatiya-new-dgp-of-gujarat/article32244653.ece</ref>


Ajay Tomar, special CP of crime branch, is the CP of [[Surat]]. Surat CP R B Brahmbhatt is the chief of [[Vadodara]].
An anti-terror expert, Mr. Bhatia is credited with playing a major role in solving the 2008 serial blasts case in Ahmedabad in which more than 50 people were killed in the city. He was Joint Commissioner of in Ahmedabad crime branch.

Ajay Tomar, special CP of crime branch, is the new CP of Surat City. Surat CP R B Brahmbhatt has been appointed the chief of Vadodara City.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:48, 5 July 2022

Gujarat Police
AbbreviationGP
Mottoसेवा सुरक्षा शांति (Sanskrit)
Service security peace
Agency overview
Formed01 May, 1960
Annual budget5,499 crore (US$660 million) (2019–20 est.)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGujarat, India
Map of Gujarat Police's jurisdiction
Size196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi)
Population60,383,628 (2011)
Legal jurisdictionGujarat, India
Governing bodyGovernment of Gujarat
Constituting instrument
  • The Gujarat Police Act, 1951
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersGandhinagar
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Ashish Bhatia, IPS, DGP
Parent agencyDepartment of Home (Gujarat)
Child agencies
Website
police.gujarat.gov.in/dgp/default.aspx

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.

The Gujarat Police Department came into existence after Gujarat's separation from the Greater Mumbai state on 1 May 1960.

Organisation

The Gujarat Police Department is headed by Director General of Police (DGP.). It has four Commissioners' offices : Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. There are nine ranges in the Gujarat Police: Ahmedabad, Surat, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, 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.

Leaders

On 31 July 2020 Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Ashish Bhatiya was elevated to the post of Director General of Police (DGP).[3]

Ajay Tomar, special CP of crime branch, is the CP of Surat. Surat CP R B Brahmbhatt is the chief of Vadodara.

References

  1. ^ "Gujarat Budget Analysis 2019–2020" (PDF). PRS Legislative Research.
  2. ^ Pathak, Anil (18 August 2008). "Cracking the case was Herculean effort". DNA India.
  3. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ashish-bhatiya-new-dgp-of-gujarat/article32244653.ece