The Meghalaya Police is the

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for the state of

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

in India. It was part of the Assam Police until 1972 when the separate State of Meghalaya was created.

Organizational structure

The Meghalaya Police is headed by the

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(DGP) presently Shri Lajja Ram Bishnoi, IPS (RR:1991) The Total Sanctioned Strength of Meghalaya Police is 12,911 personnel, with an actual strength of 10,956. All serve in various positions. The headquarters of the Meghalaya Police is located on the Secretariat Hill, Shillong.

References

{{Law enforcement in India Government of Meghalaya State law enforcement agencies of India 1972 establishments in Meghalaya Government agencies established in 1972