The Punjab Police (abbreviated as PP) is the police agency responsible for

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and investigations within the state of

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. Punjab Police has a broad array of specialized services, including the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and the enforcement of the

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. On 7 September 2011, Punjab Police started a

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service to redress problems of NRIs. The present DGP of Punjab Police is Gaurav Yadav IPS. He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch.

History

After Indian independence, Punjab police were initially responsible for the protection of the Indo-Pakistan as well as the Indo-Chinese borders before BSF and ITBP were created.

Rapid Rural Police Response System

Punjab is the first state of India to have a Rapid Rural Police Response System which provides City PCR-like response service in rural areas. As Punjab Police adopted Computer-Aided-Dispatch (CAD) system for Dial 100 system, 289 four-wheelers and 724 GPS fitted motorcycles are being used.

Punjab Highway Patrol

Punjab Police have global positioning system (GPS) tracker and vehicle registration search device equipped highway patrol vehicles.

Crime Investigation Agency

Crime Investigation Agency or CIA staff is a special branch of Punjab Police. The crucial or unsolved criminal cases like smuggling, kidnapping, narcotics, terrorism and murder are handed over to them. This branch of police is known for its ways to interrogate the culprit who committed the crime.

Night policing scheme

Punjab is the first state in the country to launch a night policing scheme with independent cadre, command and structure of a 4,000 strong police force for prevention of offences at night time.

Punjab Bureau of Investigation

Punjab Bureau of Investigation was set up in 2019 with 4521 dedicated new posts. Punjab is the first state of India to form a Bureau of Investigation, and separated law & order duties from investigation functions by bringing all investigation staff of 7,772 under a unified wing command. The Bureau of Investigation conducts investigation into civil and criminal cases registered at various police stations and is equipped with: * Mobile forensic evidence collection units * Regional forensic science labs * Modern cyber crime unit * Modern interview rooms * Modern women police stations in all districts

Training centres

* Police Recruits Training Centre (PRTC), Jahan Khelan * Punjab Police Academy (PPA), Phillaur * Recruit Training Centre, PAP, Jalandhar * Commando Training Centre (CTC), Bahadurgarh, Patiala * In Service Training Centre, Kapurthala

Armed battalions

* Punjab Armed Police * India Reserve Battalions * Punjab Commando Police The headquarters of the Punjab Armed Police are located at Jalandhar while the India Reserve Battalions are stationed at Sangrur, Amritsar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar and the Punjab Commando Police at Bahadurgarh (Patiala) and S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali).

Weapons and equipment

PP was equipped with .303 rifles, AK-47,AK-56 and 561

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Guns but modernisation with advanced weapons is now taking place.

Vehicles

Punjab Police have 3083 vehicles and patrol cars like Mahindra Scorpio Getaways and

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s. PP also have motorcycles equipped with GPS and Multi Utility Vehicles equipped with GPS and CCTV cameras.

Cyber Crime Cell Punjab

Punjab Police have a dedicated cybercrime cell to deal with cybercrime in the state headed by ADGP ranked police officer having an office in Phase 4, S.A.S Nagar.

Punjab SWAT

Punjab Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was formed in 2010. They are usually tasked with protection duties. They are highly trained on the lines of

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's Mossad through private company Athena Security, deployed by the Punjab Government. All the commandos are under 28 years of age, thus making them fit and capable of tasks meant for commandos. Their main work is to fight against any terrorist attack if it occurs in

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, room intervention, close and open techniques and other secret tactics. The SWAT is provided with various state-of-art equipment and the latest technology. The teams are provided with: * Bullet-proof transport * Lightweight bullet-proof jackets and helmets * Hands-free radio sets * Complete anti-trauma bodysuit with level-2 protection * Riot control helmet * Gas masks * Shock shields] * Laser guns * Gas guns * Pepper gun launcher Weapons *

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pistol * Brugger & Thomet MP9 sub machine gun *

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sub machine gun * MTAR 21 X95 assault rifle *

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assault rifle * Steyr SSG 69 * CornerShot *

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Major operation

Punjab SWAT handled counter-terrorism operation at Dina Nagar Police Station in a 2015 Gurdaspur attack by killing all three suspected

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terrorists.

Commemoration Day

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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 (PPS) Sub-ordinates *Inspector of Police *Sub-Inspector of Police (SI) *Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) *Head Constable *Senior Constable *Constable

In popular culture

Members of the Punjab Police have been frequently portrayed in films. Some of the prominent ones are:

Punjabi films

* ' ' DSP DEV * ''

Jatt & Juliet 2 ''Jatt & Juliet 2'' ( pa, ਜੱਟ ਐਂਡ ਜੂਲੀਅਟ 2) is a 2013 Indian Punjabi romance comedy film directed by Anurag Singh. The film is a sequel to the 2012 blockbuster ''Jatt & Juliet'', however not directly or story-wise. Actor ...

'' (2013) * '' Baaz'' (2014) * ''

Mahaul Theek Hai ''Mahaul Theek Hai'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi language comedy film directed by filmmaker Jaspal Bhatti. The English subtitled version is called ''The Atmosphere Is Right''. Plot ''Mahaul Theek Hai'' (meaning 'the situation is okay') is a recor ...

'' (1999) * '' Police in Pollywood'' (2014) * ''

Punjab 1984 ''Punjab 1984'' is a 2014 Indian Punjabi language period drama film directed by Anurag Singh. It is based on the 1984–86 Punjab insurgency's impact on social life, notably it is a story of a mother and her missing son. Starring Diljit Dosan ...

'' (2014)

Hindi films

* '' Jo Bole So Nihaal'' (2005) * ''

Udta Punjab ''Udta Punjab'' () is a 2016 Indian black comedy crime drama film written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-written by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair and Aman Gill under Balaji Motion Pictures in assoc ...

'' (2016)

Praise

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India praised Punjab Police saying,

References

Punjab Police Act, 2007

External links

Official website

Official Twitter account
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