Haryana Police

Haryana Police Department
Haryana Police Department
Abbreviation	HP
Motto	Sewa Suraksha Sahyog
Agency overview
Formed	1 November, 1966
Employees	76,748
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Haryana, India
	Map of Haryana Police Department's jurisdiction
Legal jurisdiction	Haryana
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Nayab Singh Saini, (Chief Minister of Haryana and Minister of Home);
Agency executive	Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor (IPS), Director General of Police;
Website
	haryanapoliceonline.gov.in

The Haryana Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Haryana, India. Present DGP of Haryana Police is Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor since August 16, 2023. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch.

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The Haryana Police were formed when the state of Haryana was established after bifurcation from the state of Punjab on 1 November 1966. The organisation is governed by the "Punjab Police rules" which were framed in 1934; however, the State Government passed its police act in 2008.^[1] The same police practices being followed by police organisations in North India. At the time when the state of Haryana was established, the organisation had the responsibility for enforcement of the law in 6 districts and had a strength of 12,165 personnel with Commando wing.

FIR (First Immediate Response) application is an SOS/emergency mobile application that helps its user seek immediate help from Police with a single click of a help button to be used by women, senior citizens and anyone who needs Police help in an emergency. FIR app was launched in Faridabad, Haryana by the Hon. CM Shri Manohar Lal Khattar and Commissioner of Police Faridabad and CEO Haryana Waqf Board Dr. Hanif Qureshi, IPS, on 17 April 2016.

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Haryana Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Haryana. The Haryana Police is headed by Home Minister.^[2]

State Police Headquarters located in Sector 6, Panchkula. The total headcount of the personnel working in Haryana Police at present is 56,747.^[3]

Haryana Armed Police (HAP) has 5 battalions, 3 at Madhuban, one at Hisar and one at Ambala.

Haryana Police has wireless repeater antennae in three locations, at Tosham Hill range in Bhiwani district, Tankri hill in Rewari district and at Sarahan hill in Himachal Pradesh. Police HQ uses Sarahan tower to transmit signals to Tosham Hill. Tosham Hill tower boosts and sends the signal to Tankri Hill. Tosham Hill tower cover the signals area of Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Rohtak, Sonipat and Jhajjhar district Police Headquarters. Tankri Hill tower covers the Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, Rewari, Narnaul and Haryana Bhawan Delhi.^[4]

Hierarchy

Officers

Director General of Police (DGP)
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)
Inspector General of Police (IGP)
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
Superintendent of Police (SP)
Additional Superintendent of Police
Assistant SP (IPS) or Deputy SP (HPS)

Sub-ordinates

Inspector of Police
Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
Head Constable (HC)
Constable (CT)
SPOs

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Gazetted Officers

**Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia**^[5]^[6]^[7]
Insignia
Rank	Director general of police	Additional director general of police^[a]	Inspector general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Senior superintendent of police^[b]	Superintendent of police	Additional superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years)	Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
Abbreviation	DGP	ADGP	IGP	DIG	SSP	SP	Addl. SP	ASP	ASP	ASP

Note 1: The equivalent rank to the ASP in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 2: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by IG and above rank officers.

Non-gazette officers

**Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia** ^[8]^[9]
Insignia							No insignia
Rank	Inspector^[c]	Assistant inspector^[d]	Sub-inspector	Assistant sub-inspector	Head constable^[e]	Senior Constable^[f]	Police constable
Abbreviation	INSP/PI	API	SI	ASI	HC	SC	PC

Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

Haryana Police has a control room No 112 and special Women Helpline no of 1091 which can be called from any landline or mobile phone.

Crime reporting and tracking
- Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)
- Call 112
- Criminal record
- Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS)
- Law enforcement in India
- National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- Sex offender registry (SOR)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Other police related
- Indian Police Foundation and Institute
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy

Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.
This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

[1]
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
[2]
"Organisation". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
[3]
"History of haryana police". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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8वीं सदी की विष्णु की प्रतिमा मिली Archived 19 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Navbharat Times, 6 Jan 2018.
[5]
"Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
[6]
"Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
[7]
"Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
[8]
"Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
[9]
"Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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[8] Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.

[9] Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)

[12] One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.

[13] This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.

[14] Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.

[15] This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

[1] [1]
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] [2]
"Organisation". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

[3] [3]
"History of haryana police". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

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8वीं सदी की विष्णु की प्रतिमा मिली Archived 19 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Navbharat Times, 6 Jan 2018.

[5] [5]
"Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[6] [6]
"Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[7] [7]
"Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[10] [8]
"Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[11] [9]
"Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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History

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Ranks of law enforcement in Haryana

Control Center

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