Chandigarh Police
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The Chandigarh Police is the law enforcement agency for the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India. Chandigarh Police has its headquarters in sector 9 D, Chandigarh. The head of the state police is the Director General of Police of Chandigarh. The current DGP of Chandigarh is Sh. Praveer Ranjan, AGMUT Cadre. Chandigarh has the highest police density as compared to all other states and Union Territories across India.[2] As of 2015[update], there are 5295.6 policemen per 100 km² area in Chandigarh.
More information Sr. No, Name ...
Sr. No | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | B.N. Mehra, IPS | 28 May 1979 | 31 March 1983 |
2 | N.K. Singhal, IPS | 9 May 1983 | 23 May 1985 |
3 | R.K. Ohri, IPS | 23 May 1985 | 16 January 1987 |
4 | V.N, Singh, IPS | 16 January 1987 | 6 March 1989 |
5 | G.S. Sandhu, IPS | 6 March 1989 | 30 July 1990 |
6 | R.S. Gupta, IPS | 30 July 1990 | 29 September 1993 |
7 | Y.S. Dadwal, IPS | 29 September 1993 | 26 December 1995 |
8 | R.P. Singh, IPS | 27 December 1995 | 5 April 1999 |
9 | Dr Kiran Bedi, IPS | 5 April 1999 | 18 May 1999 |
10 | S.K. Singh, IPS | 1 June 1999 | 30 June 2000 |
11 | B.S. Bassi, IPS | 1 July 2000 | 9 December 2002 |
12 | Rajesh Kumar, IPS | 9 December 2002 | 27 April 2005 |
13 | Satish Chandra, IPS | 27 April 2005 | 9 October 2006 |
14 | S.K Jain, IPS | 9 October 2006 | 14 September 2009 |
15 | P.K Srivastava, IPS | 5 December 2010 | 29 August 2012 |
16 | R.P Upadhyaya, IPS | 30 January 2013 | 8 March 2016 |
17 | Tejendra Luthra, IPS | 8 March 2016 | 26 June 2018 |
18 | Sanjay Beniwal, IPS | 27 June 2018 | 21 August 2021 |
19 | Praveer Ranjan, IPS | 21 August 2021 | 12 March 2024 |
20 | Surendra Singh Yadav, IPS[3] | 16 March 2024 | Incumbent |
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Chandigarh Police | |
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Motto | We care for you |
Agency overview | |
Employees | 6000 |
Annual budget | ₹508.06 crore (US$60.9 million) (2020-21)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | India |
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Jurisdiction of Chandigarh Police forces (circled in red) | |
Legal jurisdiction | Chandigarh |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Chandigarh Police Headquarters, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh |
Parent agency | Home Department, Chandigarh Administration |
Facilities | |
Stations | 11 |
Website | |
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