Punjab Police (India)
Law enforcement organisation in and for Punjab, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Punjab Police (Pakistan).
The Punjab Police (abbreviated as PP) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the state of Punjab, India. The Punjab Police has a broad array of specialised 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 the Punjab Police is Gaurav Yadav.[5][6] He is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1992 batch.
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Abbreviation | PP |
Motto | "May I never ever shirk from doing good deeds" |
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Formed | 1861 |
Employees | 80,000[1] |
Annual budget | ā¹10,523 crore (US$1.3 billion) (2024ā25 est.)[2] |
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Operations jurisdiction | Punjab, IN |
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Governing body | Government of Punjab (India) |
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Patrol cars | 3,080[3] |
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Website | |
punjabpolice.gov.in |
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