The Haryana Police Department is the
law enforcement agency for the state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
, India. Present
DGP of Haryana Police is P. K. Agarwal since August 16, 2021. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch.
History
The Haryana Police were formed when the state of Haryana was established after bifurcation from the state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
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. The same police practices being followed by police organisations in North India. At the time when the state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
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 situation. 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.
Organisational structure
Haryana Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs,
Government of Haryana
The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...
.
The Haryana Police is headed by
Home Minister
The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most officers in the Union Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the Home Minist ...
.
State Police Headquarters located in Sector 6,
Panchkula
Panchkula (PKL) is a planned city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district, part of the Ambala division in Haryana, India. The origin of the name Panchkula came from the place where five irrigation canals meet. Panchkula establis ...
. The total headcount of the personnel working in Haryana Police at present is 56,747.
(HAP) has 5 battalions, 3 at
Madhuban, one at
Hisar and one at
Ambala
Ambala () is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala has two sub-are ...
.
Haryana Police has wireless repeater antennae in three locations, at
Tosham Hill range
Tosham hill range (Tusham hill range old spelling), located at and in the area around Tosham, with an average elevation of 207 meters (679 feet), and the rocks exposed in and around Tosham hills are part of subsurface north-western spur of '' ...
in Bhiwani district, Tankri hill in Rewari district and at
Sarahan
Sarahan is a small town in Himachal Pradesh of India. It is the site of the Bhimakali Temple, originally known as Bhimadevi Temple (Bhīmā Kālī), dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali, presiding deity of the rulers of the former Bus ...
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.
[8वीं सदी की विष्णु की प्रतिमा मिली]
Navbharat Times, 6 Jan 2018.
Hierarchy
Officers
*Director General of Police (DGP)
*Additional Director General of Police
*Inspector General of Police (IGP)
*Deputy Inspector General of Police
*Senior Superintendent of Police
*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
*Constable
*SPOs
Control Center
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.
See also
* Crime reporting and tracking
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Bureau of Police Research and Development
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), was set up on 28 August 1970 in furtherance of the objective of the Government of India for the modernisation of police forces. It has evolved as a multifaceted, consultancy organisation. ...
(BPRD)
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Call 112
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Criminal record
A criminal record, police record, or colloquially RAP sheet (Record of Arrests and Prosecutions) is a record of a person's criminal history. The information included in a criminal record and the existence of a criminal record varies between coun ...
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Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS)
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Law enforcement in India
Indian law is enforced by a number of agencies. Unlike many federal nations, the constitution of India delegates the maintenance of law and order primarily to the states and territories.
At the federal level, some of India's paramilitar ...
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National Crime Records Bureau
The National Crime Records Bureau, abbreviated to NCRB, is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analyzing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New ...
(NCRB)
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Sex offender registry (SOR)
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...
(UNODC)
* Other police related
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Indian Police Foundation and Institute
The Indian Police Foundation and Institute is a New Delhi based research organization, seeks to bring the police and the citizen stakeholders together, to collectively work for improving the professional, ethical and the service delivery standards ...
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is the civil service training institution in India. The institute trains Indian Police Service (IPS) officers before they are sent to their respective state cadres to carry out their dut ...
References
{{Law enforcement in India
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State law enforcement agencies of India
Police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
Police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
Recipients of the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
Government agencies established in 1966