Chhattisgarh Police

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.

Chhattisgarh Police
Insignia
Flag
Common name	CG Police
Motto	Paritranay Sadhunaam[1] To protect the good people
Agency overview
Formed	2000
Preceding agency	Madhya Pradesh Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Chhattisgarh, IN
Map of Chhattisgarh Police's jurisdiction
Size	135,192 km2
Population	30 Million
Legal jurisdiction	Chhattisgarh
Governing body	Government of Chhattisgarh
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	Ministry of Home Affairs of Chhattisgarh
Headquarters	Naya Raipur
Agency executive	Ashok Juneja, IPS[2], Director General of Police
Child agency	Chhattisgar State Cyber Police • Special Task Force • Danteshwari Ladake • District Reserve Guard • Bastar Fighter Force.
Website
www.cgpolice.gov.in

Units

• Special Task Force was raised in the year 2007 for battling Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh. Headquartered in Baghera of Durg district, the force has hubs coming up in the districts of Kanker, Sukma, Bijapur and Bastar.^[3][4]

• District Reserve Guard was formed by recruiting local tribal boys to counter the Naxals.^[5][6]
  • Danteshwari Ladake, women commando unit of District Reserve Guard.^[7][8]
  • Bastar Fighter Force.^[9]

Training

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

Weaponry

• INSAS rifles.^[7]
• JVPC carbines.^[11]

References

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. "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.