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Andhra Pradesh Police

Andhra Pradesh Police

Police agency in india

The Andhra Pradesh Police is the law enforcement agency of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Public order and police being a state subject in India,[2] the police force is headed by the Director general of police, Kasireddy Rajendranadh Reddy

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History

The Madras Act XXIV(24) of 1859 which marked the beginning of the Madras Police and shortly later, the Police Act of 1861 instituted the system of police which forms the foundation of modern-day police in India. The "Ceded Areas" of Andhra, as they were popularly known, continued as a part of the Madras Police and it was only in October 1953, after the birth of a separate Andhra State, that the Andhra State Police gained individual existence. Finally with the formation of the Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956 integrating the Telugu areas of the erstwhile Hyderabad state with the Andhra State, the modern day Andhra Pradesh Police came into existence. After the bifurcation of the state in 2014, the police force once again bifurcated.[3] This time, it was divided into Andhra Pradesh police and Telangana Police.

Andhra Pradesh State Level Recruitment Board

The Andhra Pradesh State Police Recruitment Board is responsible for recruitment. The board is releases recruitment notification time to time and conducts written examinations, physical tests, medical tests, and interviews for selecting applicants.[4]

Police ranks

The Andhra Pradesh Police designates the following ranks.[5]

Officers

Sub-ordinates

Structure and organization

Districts

Each police district is either coterminous with the Revenue district, or is located entirely within a revenue district. It is headed by a District commissioner of Police (or simply called Superintendent of Police). Each district comprises two or more Sub-Divisions, several circles and Police Stations.

Sub-Divisions

Each Sub-Division is headed by a Police officer of the rank Deputy Superintendent of Police (Officers of Andhra Pradesh Police Service are directly recruited officers or promoted from lower ranks) or an Additional Superintendent of Police (Officers of Indian Police Service). The officer who heads a Sub-Division is known as S.D.P.O. resp. Sub Divisional Police Officer.

Circles

A Circle comprises several Police Stations. An Inspector of Police who heads a police circle is the Circle Inspector of Police or CI.

Stations

A Police Station is headed by an Inspector (an upper subordinate rank). A Police Station is the basic unit of policing, responsible for prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of public order, enforcing law in general as well as for performing protection duties and making security arrangements for the constitutional authorities, government functionaries, representatives of the public in different legislative bodies and local self governments, public figures etc.

Commissionerate

A Police Commissionerate is a law enforcement body especially in the urban parts of the state. The commissionerate is headed by a Commissioner of Police. Vijayawada City Police and Visakhapatnam City Police are the local law enforcement agencies for the cities of Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam respectively. The Guntur Urban Police is being planned to be upgraded as Guntur Police Commissionerate.[6]

Insignia of Andhra Pradesh Police (State Police)

Gazetted Officers
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia[7][8][9]
Insignia
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police[lower-alpha 1] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police[lower-alpha 2] Superintendent of police Additional superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years) Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIG SSP SP Addl. SP ASP ASP ASP
Non-gazetted officers
Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [10][11]
Insignia No insignia
Rank Inspector Assistant inspector[lower-alpha 3] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable[lower-alpha 4] Police Naik[lower-alpha 5] Police constable
Abbreviation INSP/PI API SI ASI HC SC PC
  • Note: Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

List of Directors General of Police in Andhra Pradesh

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Incidents

On 12 May 2017, Andhra Pradesh Police computer's network was attacked by a malware known as WannaCry ransomware attack which was found to be critical.

See also

Notes

  1. Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
  2. Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
  3. This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
  4. Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
  5. This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

References

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    "Andhra Pradesh Budget Analysis 2019-20" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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    "State List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017.
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    "Andhra Pradesh Police History".
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    "Andhra Pradesh Police Recruitment 2019". Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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    "Police Ranks & hierarchy, Andhra Pradesh Police official website".
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    "Guntur Police Commissionerate". The Hans India. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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    "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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    "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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    "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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    "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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    "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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