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{{Short description|Police Service of Bihar}}{{More citations needed|date=April 2021}}
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The '''Bihar Police Department''' is the law enforcement agency for the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]], with its headquarters in [[Patna]]. It has a sanctioned strength of 111,000 personnel, and as of 2017, employs 77,000 personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 10|first1=Debashish Karmakar / TNN / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=07:29|title=Bihar ranks 33rd in police-public ratio, Jharkhand better {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-ranks-33rd-in-police-public-ratio-jharkhand-better/articleshow/58098827.cms|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The annual Budgeted Estimate (BE) for Bihar Police for the year 2020-21 is {{INRConvert|10021|c}}, of which {{INRConvert|145|c}} has been allocated to Police Modernization.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Budget Analysis 2020-21|url=https://prsindia.org/budgets/states/bihar-budget-analysis-2020-21|access-date=2021-06-17|website=PRS Legislative Research|language=en-US}}</ref>

The present [[Director general of police|DGP]] of Bihar Police is [[SK Singhal]], who is an IPS officer of 1988 batch.

== History ==
There are historical evidences of adoption of intensive policing practices in the Magadh empire more than 2,000 years ago, where the head of police was known as Dandapala. His main role was to maintain law and order in the society, while implementing harsh injunctions of ''[[Arthashastra]]'' to collect tax and suppress rebellion.

Modern policing in Bihar started in 1862 under the provisions of the ''[[Indian Police Act 1861]]''. After Bihar was carved out as an independent province in 1912 from Bengal, the basic structure of Police was created as it exists today. It's major reorganization Several pre-eminent police officers adorned pre-independent Bihar Police Force. These include Mr. Walter Swain of Swain Beat system fame, Shri AK Sinha, the first Indian to become an IGP of any province, [[Bhola Nath Mullik|Shri BN Mullick]], the second director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau (IB)]], [[Qazi Azizul Haque|Khan Bahadur Azizul Haque]], credited with the primary development of the famous ‘[[Henry Classification System|1024 pigeon holes]]’ cabinet system eventually named after his supervisor, Sir Edward Richard Henry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|first=Organisation|date=17 June 2021|title=BIHAR POLICE|url=http://biharpolice.bih.nic.in/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-17|website=biharpolice.bih.nic.in}}</ref>

Post independence, Bihar Police led innovative policing measures, such as creation of a Police Welfare fund, Police Hospitals and Police Information Room (PIR) in 1952. Bihar Policemen’s Association, which looks after the interests of policemen, was one of the first police welfare associations in all of India in 1967. A Police Commission was also set up in 1958, whose mandate was to bring the police closer to the people.<ref name=":0" />

==Organizational structure==
Bihar Police comes under the direct control of Department of Home Affairs, [[Government of Bihar]].
It has six divisions under the organizational structure, namely, Human Resource Development and Training Division (TRG), Law & Order Division (L & O), Establishment and Legal Division, Personnel and Welfare Division, Headquarter (DGP Office) and Budget Division (HQRT), and Modernization, Crime Records and Provision Division (SCRB &Mod). These are headed by four Additional Director General (ADGP), where ADGP (HQRT) has an additional charge of Welfare division, and ADGP (L & O) with that of Establishment and Legal Division.<ref name=":0" /> The Training division is headed by DGP (Training), while the latter five are headed by Director General (DGP).

For geographic workload distribution, the state is divided into 12 ranges, each range consisting of three to six districts. The central range (Patna and Nalanda), Gaya range (Gaya, Aurangabad, Nawada, Jehanabad and Arwal), Tirhut range (Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sheohar and Sitamarhi), Mithila range (Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samsatipur), and Purnia range (Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar and Araria) are headed by IG rank officers, while other ranges are headed by DIG rank officers. Each district is commanded by a Superintendent of Police (SP), where as Patna is under a Senior Superintendent of Police.<ref name=":0" />

Earlier, the state also had a zonal division into four police zones. Introduced in 1982, each zone consisted of two to four ranges, and was headed by an IG level officer. This system was abolished in 2019, and only rail police zone continues to exist.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aug 17|first1=TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=10:41|title=Government dissolves all four police zones in Bihar {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/govt-dissolves-all-four-police-zones-in-state/articleshow/70706122.cms|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

===Hierarchy===

'''Officers'''

* Director General of Police (DGP)
* Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)
* Inspector General of Police (IG)
* Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
* Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
* Superintendent of Police (SP)
* Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP)
* Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)

'''Sub-ordinates'''
* Inspector of Police
* Sub-Inspector of Police
* Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
* Head Constable
* Senior Constable
* Constable

== Notable Initiatives ==

===Ladli Cops===
An initiative in [[Community Policing]] for safety of Women. The CID Branch of Bihar Police under the Leadership of Alok Raj (IPS) ADG in association with Mr. Roushan Kumar and Dr. Suman Lal founders Ladli Foundation came up with the concept of having Women Community Police to provide a safe and secure atmosphere to the inhabitants. Also to make women become familiar with Police and deeply understand the police system to invoke their taboo to interact with police station/ policemen. For this initiative, volunteer from girls studying in different colleges of Patna were identified and trained. Each of these girls were provided with ID Cards authorised by [[Bihar]] Police and are called Ladli Cops.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://biharpolice.bih.nic.in/news/adgl&o.pdf|title= An initiative in community policing |website= biharpolice.bih.nic.in|access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref>

==Equipment==
All the equipment of the Bihar Police are manufactured indigenously by the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]] controlled by the [[Ordnance Factories Board]], Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
* Wooden Baton
* [[Pistol Auto 9mm 1A]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Pistol Auto 9mm 1A |url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/7.htm}}</ref>
* 9mm SAF [[Sterling Submachine Gun|Carbine 1A1]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OFB Submachine Carbine |url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/8.htm}}</ref>
* 7.62 mm [[Ishapore 2A1]] Rifle
* RFI [[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OFB Rifle 1A1 |url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/15.htm}}</ref>
* [[AK 47]]/ [[AKM]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OFB Assault Rifle 7.62mm |url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/21.htm}}</ref>
* [[INSAS]] Rifle <ref>{{cite web |title=OFB INSAS |url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/11.htm}}</ref>
* Heckler and Koch MP5 (CM Security) <ref>{{cite web|title=PSO carrying MP5 |url=http://www.prdbihar.in/AdminPanel/Files/GalleryImages/27-05-2015_15.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623104850/http://www.prdbihar.in/AdminPanel/Files/GalleryImages/27-05-2015_15.jpg |archive-date=2015-06-23 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Patna Police]]

==References==
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Surojit098: minor edit

>Hrithik nitish gaya at 10:32, 24 August 2021