Maharashtra Police

Abbreviation : म. पो. (M. Po.)

Headquarters : Mumbai

Motto : Sadrakshnaya Khalanighrahanaya (सदरक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय)

Employees : Superintendents of Police: 282

                       Deputy Superintendents : 523

                       Police Inspectors : 3522

                       Assistant Police Inspectors: 3123

                       Sub Inspectors: 6230

Maharashtra State Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is headed by Director General of Police and headquartered in Mumbai .

It has one of the largest police forces in the country, having about 10 Police Commissionerates and 35 district police units in the state. The Maharashtra Police force has a strength of nearly 1.95 lakh. It also has 1.5 lakh women in its force.


Special units

Following are the special units of the Maharashtra
Police.

• State Intelligence Department (S.I.D.): It came into existence in 1905 as C.I.D. (Intelligence Wing) and was renamed to its current name in 1981. It is headed by Commissioner of Intelligence.
• Maharashtra State C.I.D. : This Crime Branch was established in 1905 and is headquartered in Pune. It is headed by the Additional Director General Police.
• Anti-Terrorism Squad (A.T.S.) : This unit was created by the Government of Maharashtra in 2004 for countering terrorism. It works in coordination with Central Agencies such as Intelligence Bureau and RAW .
• Highway Traffic Police: This branch was created in 1993.
• State Reserve Police Force (S.R.P.F.): The SRPF was raised on 6 March 1948 as a Special Armed Police Force of the State of Maharashtra.
• Training Directorate
• Protection of Civil Rights Cell
• Motor Transport Unit: This was established in 1948 to cater to the needs of mobility of Maharashtra Police.
• State Police Wireless : Established before 1947.
• Anti-Corruption Bureau: The ACB was constituted in 1957 with a view to eradicate the bribery and corruption in the state.

Police ranks

• The Maharashtra Police maintains the following ranks:
• Director General of Police
• Additional Director General of Police
• Inspector General of Police
• Deputy Inspector General of Police
• Superintendent of Police
• Additional Superintendent of Police
• Deputy Superintendent of Police
• Assistant Superintendent of Police
• Police Inspector
• Assistant Police Inspector (Only in West Bengal and Maharashtra Police)
• Police Sub Inspector
• Assistant Police Sub Inspector
• Head Constable
• Police Naik.
• Police Constable