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Motto सदरक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय"Sadrakshnāya Khālanīghrahanāya"(Sanskrit:"To protect good and to Punish evil") Employees Superintendents of Police: 282Deputy Superintendents: 523Police Inspectors: 3522Assistant Police Inspectors: 3123Sub Inspectors: 6230 Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Governing body Government of Maharashtra |
Maharashtra Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is headed by Director General of Police and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
It has one of the largest police forces in the country, having about 35 district police units in the state. The Maharashtra Police force has a strength of nearly 1.95 lakh. It also has 1.5 lakh women in its force.
Special units
Following are the special units of the Maharashtra Police.
Mumbai is vulnerable to attacks from terrorists and underworld elements. There was a need for a highly trained, motivated, young, fit and fully equipped team to tackle such groups and to terminate hostage situations. This team responds in the shortest time, moves by fastest means, takes action to collect tactical information and neutralizes the threat. They rescue hostages, render assistance to Central forces and other State forces on Government duty.