Gujarat Police
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| Gujarat Police ગુજરાત પોલીસ | |
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| Abbreviation | GP |
| Motto | सेवा सुरक्षा शांति (Sanskrit) Service Security Peace |
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| Formed | 01 May, 1960 |
| Annual budget | ₹5,499 crore (US$660 million) (2019–20 est.)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Gujarat, India |
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| Map of Gujarat Police's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi) |
| Population | 60,383,628 (2011) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Gujarat, India |
| Governing body | Government of Gujarat |
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| Headquarters | Gandhinagar |
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| Parent agency | Department of Home (Gujarat) |
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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] replacing Shivanand Jha.
Ajay Tomar, special CP of crime branch, is the CP of Surat. Surat CP R B Brahmbhatt is the chief of Vadodara.
List of DGPs of Gujarat
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Following is the list of All DGPs.
| DGP Name | From | to | Remarks |
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| K Chakravarthi | 1 April 2001 | 31 January 2004 | DGP during 2002 Gujarat Riots |
| A K Bhargav | 1 February 2004 | 30 April 2006 | |
| P C Pandey | April 2006 | February 2009 | |
| Shabbirhusain Khandwawala | February 2009 | December 2010 | First Muslim DGP of Gujarat. Got 1 extension of 3 months. |
| Chittranjan Singh | December 2010 | February 2013 | Incharge DGP |
| Amitabh Pathak | February 2013 | 24 August 2013 | Died during office tenure |
| Pramod Kumar | August 2013 | December 2013 | Incharge DGP |
| P C Thakur | 10 December 2013 | April 2017 | |
| P P Pandey | April 2016 | April 2017 | Forced to resign by Supreme Court of India |
| Geetha Johri | 4 April 2017 | December 2017 | Incharge DGP |
| Pramod Kumar | December 2017 | February 2018 | Incharge DGP |
| Shivanand Jha | 1 March 2018 | 31 July 2020 | Got extension of 3 months |
| Ashish Bhatia | 1 August 2020 | Incumbent | Got 2 extension. 2 months and then of 8 months till 31 Jan' 23. |
References
- ^ "Gujarat Budget Analysis 2019–2020" (PDF). PRS Legislative Research.
- ^ Pathak, Anil (18 August 2008). "Cracking the case was Herculean effort". DNA India.
- ^ "Ashish Bhatiya, new DGP of Gujarat". 31 July 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.