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{{Infobox law enforcement agency
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|chief1name     = D.M. Awasthi, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref name=CGP>{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh Police at Glance |url=http://www.cgpolice.gov.in/content/chhattisgarh-police-glance |publisher=Chhattisgarh Police |access-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531030745/http://www.cgpolice.gov.in/content/chhattisgarh-police-glance |archive-date=31 May 2013 }}</ref>
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| child1agency      = Chhattisgar State Cyber Police • Special Task Force • [[Danteshwari Ladake]] • [[District Reserve Guard]] • [[Bastar Fighter Force]].
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*'''District Reserve Guard''' was formed by recruiting local tribal boys to counter the Naxals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two DRG personnel injured in IED blast by Naxals in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/two-drg-personnel-injured-in-ied-blast-by-naxals-in-chhattisgarh/article27193537.ece |work=The Hindu |date=21 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=District Reserve Group adds impetus to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/district-reserve-group-adds-impetus-to-anti-naxal-operations-in-chhattisgarh/articleshow/50865986.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
*'''District Reserve Guard''' was formed by recruiting local tribal boys to counter the Naxals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two DRG personnel injured in IED blast by Naxals in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/two-drg-personnel-injured-in-ied-blast-by-naxals-in-chhattisgarh/article27193537.ece |work=The Hindu |date=21 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=District Reserve Group adds impetus to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/district-reserve-group-adds-impetus-to-anti-naxal-operations-in-chhattisgarh/articleshow/50865986.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
**'''Danteshwari Ladake''', women commando unit of District Reserve Guard.<ref name=a>{{cite news |title=Danteshwari Ladake: How the DRG women commandos paid Maoists back in their own coin in Dantewada encounter |url=https://www.newsx.com/national/danteshwari-ladake-how-the-drg-women-commandos-paid-maoists-back-in-their-own-coin-in-dantewada-encounter |work=NewsX |date=13 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GI Janes get first taste of war in Red zone |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gi-janes-get-first-taste-of-war-in-red-zone/articleshow/69242856.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=9 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
**'''Danteshwari Ladake''', women commando unit of District Reserve Guard.<ref name=a>{{cite news |title=Danteshwari Ladake: How the DRG women commandos paid Maoists back in their own coin in Dantewada encounter |url=https://www.newsx.com/national/danteshwari-ladake-how-the-drg-women-commandos-paid-maoists-back-in-their-own-coin-in-dantewada-encounter |work=NewsX |date=13 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GI Janes get first taste of war in Red zone |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gi-janes-get-first-taste-of-war-in-red-zone/articleshow/69242856.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=9 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
**[[Bastar Fighter Force]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/career/chhattisgarh-bastar-fighter-force-bharti-2022-youth-join-recruitment-drive-to-fight-naxals-naxalite-au120-1223372.html | title=Bastar Fighter Force Bharti: नक्सलियों के गढ़ बस्तर में फाइटर फोर्स की भर्ती शुरू, नक्सलवाद से लड़ने के लिए बेखौफ होकर आगे आ रहे हैं लड़के-लड़कियां | date=10 May 2022 }}</ref>


==Training==
==Training==
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==Weaponry==
==Weaponry==
*[[INSAS]] rifles.<ref name=a />
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*[[Modern Sub Machine Carbine|JVPC]] carbines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Unnithan |first1=Sandeep |title=This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08 |work=India Today |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523133418/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08 |archive-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Unnithan |first1=Sandeep |title=This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523133418/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08 |archive-date=2019-05-23 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[A. N. Upadhyay]] - former DGP of Chhattisgarh Police


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 22 March 2026


Chhattisgarh Police
Insignia
Insignia
Flag
Flag
Common nameCG Police
MottoParitranay Sadhunaam[1]
To protect the good people
Agency overview
Formed2000
Preceding agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionChhattisgarh, IN
Map of Chhattisgarh Police's jurisdiction
Size135,192 km2
Population30 Million
Legal jurisdictionChhattisgarh
Governing bodyGovernment of Chhattisgarh
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersNaya Raipur
Agency executive
Child agency
Website
www.cgpolice.gov.in

The Chhattisgarh Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Chhattisgarh in India. The agency is administered by the Department of Home Affairs of the Government of Chhattisgarh. The force has specialized units to fight the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency in some districts of the state.

Units[edit | edit source]

  • District Reserve Guard was formed by recruiting local tribal boys to counter the Naxals.[5][6]

Training[edit | edit source]

The police officers are trained at the State Police Academy at Chandkhuri near Raipur.[10]

Weaponry[edit | edit source]

Name Country of origin Type Status
JVPC  India Submachine gun [11]
INSAS Rifle [7]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "This Class 12 Student Tells Us All Why We Need to Give More Respect to Our Police Force". The Better India. 2 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Chhattisgarh Police at Glance". Chhattisgarh Police. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Efforts in Action". Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Notes from the Bastar battlefield". The Indian Express. 6 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Two DRG personnel injured in IED blast by Naxals in Chhattisgarh". The Hindu. 21 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "District Reserve Group adds impetus to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh". The Economic Times. 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Danteshwari Ladake: How the DRG women commandos paid Maoists back in their own coin in Dantewada encounter". NewsX. 13 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "GI Janes get first taste of war in Red zone". The Times of India. TNN. 9 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bastar Fighter Force Bharti: नक्सलियों के गढ़ बस्तर में फाइटर फोर्स की भर्ती शुरू, नक्सलवाद से लड़ने के लिए बेखौफ होकर आगे आ रहे हैं लड़के-लड़कियां". 10 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "1,425 police officers get training at Chandkhuri". The Pioneer. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  11. ↑ Unnithan, Sandeep. "This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal". India Today. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019.

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