Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
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India
In the police forces of IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) is a non-gazetted police officer ranking above a police head constable and below a sub-inspector
Sub-inspector
Sub-inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, Pakistani Police and Sri Lankan Police, which is primarily based on the British model. It was formerly used in most British colonial police forces and in certain British police forces as well...
. The rank insignia for an ASI is one star, and a red and blue striped ribbon at the outer edge of the shoulder straps.