Punjab Police (India)

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Punjab Police
Logo of Punjab Police Department
Logo of Punjab Police Department
AbbreviationP.P.
Mottoਸ਼ੁਭ ਕਰਮਨ ਤੇ ਕਬਹੁੰ ਨਾ ਟਰੋਂ
Shubh karman te kabhun nan taron
(Punjabi: "Let me never deviate from doing a righteous deed")
Agency overview
Formed1861
Employees70000[1]
Annual budget6,452 crore (US$900 million) (2019–20 est.) [2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPunjab, IN
India Punjab locator map.svg
Map of Punjab Police's jurisdiction.
Governing bodyGovernment of Punjab (India)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersChandigarh
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Facilities
Motorcycles, jeeps, cars, buses, trucks and armoured Vehicles3083[3]
Notables
Anniversary
  • 21 October
Website
punjabpolice.gov.in

The Punjab Police (abbreviated as PP) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the state of Punjab, India. Punjab Police has a broad array of specialized services, including the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and the enforcement of the Constitution of India. Its headquarters are located at Jan Marg, Chandigarh. On 7 September 2011, Punjab Police started a video conferencing service to redress problems of NRIs.[4] The present DGP of Punjab Police is Siddharth Chattopadhyaya.[5] He is an IPS officer of 1986 batch.

History[edit]

After Indian independence, Punjab police were initially responsible for the protection of the Indo-Pakistan as well as the Indo-Chinese borders before BSF and ITBP were created.[6]

Rapid Rural Police Response System[edit]

Punjab is the first state of India to have a Rapid Rural Police Response System which provides City PCR-like response service in rural areas.[7] As Punjab Police adopted Computer-Aided-Dispatch (CAD) system for Dial 100 system, 289 four-wheelers and 724 GPS fitted motorcycles are being used.[8][9]

Punjab Highway Patrol[edit]

Punjab Police have global positioning system (GPS) tracker and vehicle registration search device equipped highway patrol vehicles.[10]

Crime Investigation Agency[edit]

Crime Investigation Agency or CIA staff is a special branch of Punjab Police. The crucial or unsolved criminal cases like smuggling, kidnapping, narcotics, terrorism and murder are handed over to them. This branch of police is known for its ways to interrogate the culprit who committed the crime.

Night policing scheme[edit]

Punjab is the first state in the country to launch a night policing scheme with independent cadre, command and structure of a 4,000 strong police force[11] for prevention of offences at night time.[12]

Punjab Bureau of Investigation[edit]

Punjab Bureau of Investigation was set up in 2019 with 4521 dedicated new posts.[13][14][15] Punjab is the first state of India to form a Bureau of Investigation, and separated law & order duties from investigation functions by bringing all investigation staff of 7,772 under a unified wing command.[16][17]

The Bureau of Investigation conducts investigation into civil and criminal cases registered at various police stations[18] and is equipped with:

  • Mobile forensic evidence collection units
  • Regional forensic science labs
  • Modern cyber crime unit
  • Modern interview rooms
  • Modern women police stations in all districts[19]

Training centres[edit]

  • Police Recruits Training Centre (PRTC), Jahan Khelan
  • Punjab Police Academy (PPA), Phillaur
  • Commando Training Centre (CTC), Bahadurgarh, Patiala

Police Recruits Training Centre (PRTC) is located at Jahan Khelan, which is about 10 km from Hoshiarpur on the Una road. PRTC Jahan Khelan is headed by a Commandant. This is a subsidiary training centre of the Punjab Police Academy. It caters to the teaching and training needs of the newly recruited police constables and also organizes several other courses. It is the oldest and premier police training centre of the northern area and has functioned in this campus since November 1947 after shifting from Fort Gobindgarh, Amritsar.

Commando training centre

Punjab Police has a commando training centre at Fort Bahadurgarh in Patiala.[20]

Armed battalions[edit]

  • Punjab Armed Police
  • India Reserve Battalions
  • Punjab Commando Police

The headquarters of the Punjab Armed Police are located at Jalandhar while the India Reserve Battalions are stationed at Sangrur, Amritsar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar and the Punjab Commando Police at Bahadurgarh (Patiala) and S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali).

Weapons and equipment[edit]

PP was equipped with .303 rifles, AK-47,AK-56 and 561 Sten Guns but modernisation with advanced weapons is now taking place.[21]

Vehicles[edit]

Punjab Police have 3083 vehicles[3] and patrol cars like Mahindra Scorpio Getaways[22][23] and Maruti Gypsys.[24] PP also have motorcycles equipped with GPS and Multi Utility Vehicles equipped with GPS and CCTV cameras.[25]

Cyber Crime Cell Punjab[edit]

Punjab Police have a dedicated cybercrime cell to deal with cybercrime in the state headed by IG ranked police officer having an office in Phase 4, S.A.S Nagar.

Punjab SWAT[edit]

Punjab Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was formed in 2010.[26][27] They are usually tasked with protection duties.[28] They are highly trained on the lines of National Security Guard by Israel's Mossad[29] through private company Athena Security, deployed by the Punjab Government.[30] All the commandos are under 28 years of age, thus making them fit and capable of tasks meant for commandos. Their main work is to fight against any terrorist attack if it occurs in Punjab State. They have been trained exclusively in Krav Maga, room intervention, close and open techniques and other secret tactics.[31]

The SWAT is provided with various state-of-art equipment and the latest technology.[32] The teams are provided with:

  • Bullet-proof transport
  • Lightweight bullet-proof jackets and helmets
  • Hands-free radio sets
  • Complete anti-trauma bodysuit with level-2 protection
  • Riot control helmet
  • Gas masks
  • Shock shields]
  • Laser guns
  • Gas guns
  • Pepper gun launcher

Weapons

Major operation[edit]

Punjab SWAT handled counter-terrorism operation at Dina Nagar[33] Police Station in a 2015 Gurdaspur attack[34][35] by killing all three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.[36]

Commemoration Day[edit]

Every year, 21 October is celebrated as Commemoration Day by Punjab Police.[37]

Hierarchy[edit]

Officers

  • Director General of Police (DGP)
  • Additional Director General of Police
  • Inspector General of Police (IGP)
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police
  • Senior Superintendent of Police
  • Superintendent of Police (SP)
  • Additional Superintendent of Police
  • Assistant SP (IPS) or Deputy SP (PPS)

Sub-ordinates

  • Inspector of Police
  • Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
  • Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
  • Head Constable
  • Senior Constable
  • Constable

In popular culture[edit]

Members of the Punjab Police have been frequently portrayed in films. Some of the prominent ones are:

Punjabi films[edit]

Hindi films[edit]

Praise[edit]

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India praised Punjab Police saying,[37]

I know the difficulties and disaster which overtook the Punjab Police during the period of partition. Your force was depleted terribly and quickly you had to begin from a scratch. After such a partition and the period of communal disturbances a parallel of which is not known, you had to face great difficulties and you have in fact performed a miracle in reorganizing your force in such a short time and in such a splendid manner.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Punjab has over 70,000 policemen".
  2. "Punjab Budget Analysis 2019-20" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "punjab police is getting problem due to vehicle scarcity". www.patrika.com (in हिन्दी). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. "Punjab". Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. http://www.punjabpolice.gov.in/dgp_message.aspx#
  6. "Tribune Chandigarh".
  7. "Punjab to be the first state to have 'rapid rural police response system', Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines". OdishaDiary. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  8. "Punjab set to launch new rural policing system". The Hindu. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. "Rapid Rural Police Response System finalised". The Pioneer. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  10. Dua, Rohan (15 July 2013). "Punjab introduces GPS-enabled highway patrol vehicles". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  11. India (15 July 2013). "4,000-strong force to police Punjab at night". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  12. "Punjab launches night policing". Business Standard News. Indo-Asian News Service. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  13. "Soon, Punjab to get separate investigation, law and order police wings in all districts". The Indian Express. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  14. "Explained: What is the Punjab Bureau of Investigation?". The Indian Express. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  15. "Acting on SC order, Punjab creates 4,521 posts for Bureau of Investigation". The Tribune. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  16. "Finally, investigation bureau takes shape". The Tribune. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  17. Bajwa, Harpreet (5 March 2015). "Punjab Sets up Bureau of Investigation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  18. "Punjab Govt separates investigation from law and order". The Pioneer. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  19. "Punjab Police gets separate wing to speed up investigations". hindustantimes.com. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  20. "Spectrum". The Sunday Tribune. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  21. Service, Tribune News (30 July 2015). "Punjab cops equipped with useless arms: CAG". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  22. "Punjab Police adds 150 Scorpio Getaways to its fleet". IIFL - BSE/NSE, India Stock Market Recommendations, Live Stock Markets, Sensex/Nifty, Commodity Market, Financial News, Mutual Funds. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  23. Basu, Rahul (24 September 2010). "Punjab Police armoured with 30 new Scorpio Getaways". Zigwheels.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  24. "Punjab Police Gypsy 'hits' youth, speeds away". hindustantimes.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  25. "Punjab police to get GPS bikes, CCTV-fitted cars soon". daily.bhaskar.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  26. "Israeli trainers for SWAT teams of Punjab Police".
  27. "Family of Punjab SWAT firing victim awaits justice".
  28. "Punjab had formed this SWAT team in 2011 after regular threats on Punjab politicians".
  29. "The 28 Punjab commandos involved in Monday's operation were also trained by Mossad".
  30. "The state government had deployed a private company, Athena Security, to get the team trained through Israeli experts spending Rs 1.5 crore on the training".
  31. "Gurdaspur attack: Punjab Police SWAT team bang on target".
  32. "Punjab Now Has Its Own SWAT".
  33. "The SWAT team deployed in Dinanagar was involved in an exercise at Amritsar and therefore could be deployed in Gurdaspur immediately".
  34. "How Punjab's new heroes stared death in the face and came back laughing".
  35. "Gurdaspur attack: Punjab's SWAT team's creation bears fruit".
  36. "Lashkar-e-Taiba behind Gurdaspur terror attack, confirms MHA".
  37. 37.0 37.1 Police Commemoration Day
  38. "Watch: Babbu Maan in Baaz". The Times of India. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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