Operations jurisdiction* State of Karnataka, IN | Legal jurisdiction State of Karnataka | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Governing body Government of Karnataka General nature Law enforcement
Local civilian police Headquarters Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru – 560001 | ||
The Karnataka State Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Karnataka. The force is headed by the Director General of Police.
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Organization
The district police administration is headed by a Superintendent of Police. A group of districts comprise a range, led by an Inspector General of Police. Police administration in Bangalore is headed by a commissioner of police with the rank of Additional DGP. Mysore and Hubli-Dharwad city is headed by an Inspector General of Police(IGP). Mangalore and Belgaum is headed by a DIG Deputy Inspector General of Police
The Director General and Inspector General of Police are the heads of the state's police department, and under him are Additional Directors General of Police. Each Additional Director General of Police is in charge of a particular function: law and order, crime and technical services, administration, intelligence, the Karnataka State Reserve Police, recruitment and training or civil-rights enforcement.
There are five Commissionarates. The Bengaluru commissioner has the rank of Additional Director General of Police, and the commissioners in Hubli-Dharwad, Mysuru, Belagavi and Mangaluru have the rank of Inspector General of Police. Six Inspectors General of Police are in charge of ranges, with several Inspectors General of Police in charge of specific functions. Each Range comprises three to six districts, and each district is headed by a Superintendent of Police.
The police stations are the lowest units of the police department. There are 906 police stations, 230 circle offices, 91 SDPOs and 31 DPOs (including railway police). Police stations are headed by inspectors in towns and cities. There are two to four sub-inspectors in addition to assistant sub-inspectors, head constables and constables. Rural police stations are headed by a sub-inspector or two sub-inspectors covering law and order and crime, depending on the station's importance. They are grouped into circles, comprising a sub-division. Sub-divisions are headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police and circles by Police Inspectors.
Law and Order
This wing is headed by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order.
State Intelligence Wing
The Intelligence Wing is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by two Inspectors General of Police and four Superintendents of Police at headquarters. The five Superintendents of Police in the Intelligence Divisions are in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga and Belgaum,Bellary
Crime and Technical Services Wing
This wing is headed by the Additional Director General of Police, Crime and Technical Services. It includes the Fingerprint Bureau, Forensic Scientific Laboratory, Police Computer Wing and State Crime Record Bureau.
Reserve police
In the state, the police trace their origins to the former Mysore State Imperial Service. They consist of:
The reserve police (KSRP) is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by an Inspector General and two Deputy Inspectors General of Police at headquarters. The Karnataka State Reserve Police consists of 10 battalions: four in Bangalore and one each in Mysore, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Shimoga and Shiggoan.
Mounted police
In 1951 the horses in the maharaja's bodyguard were used for the Karnataka Armed Reserve Mounted Police, headquartered in Mysore. The stables, fields and office buildings date to the maharajas' time. Mounted police are used for traffic duty, night patrol, officer training and the Mysore Dasara. The force is made up of 90 horses and 150 officers and men.
Mounted-police riders still practice tent pegging, and are also known for games, ceremonial parades and showmanship. Its riders have won a number of prizes in national and international equestrian competitions. The mounted police is headed by S. G. Mariba Shetti, who has won gold medals at the 1995 World Police Games in Australia (1995) and in 2001 in Indianapolis(2001) and has commanded the Dasara procession since 1977.
Coastal Security Police
The Coastal Security Police, established in 1999, is headed by an Inspector General of Police followed by a Superintendent of Police and other staff. The CSP has jurisdiction over Karnataka's coastal waters from Talapady in Dakshina Kannada to Sadashivgad in Uttara Kannada, about 320 kilometres (200 mi).
Forest Cell
The Forest Cell assists the Karnataka Forest Department with their operations.
Training
This wing is headed by the Director General of Police, Training, assisted by an Inspector General of Police (Training) and Deputy Inspector General of Police (Training). Karnataka has ten training institutions:
Special units
State-level units perform specialised police functions and assist civil-police units: