Department of Police, Delhi
Encyclopedia
The Department of Police (DoP), also known as Delhi Police , is the main law and order
agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). It does not have jurisdiction over the adjoining areas of the National Capital Region
.
Imperial Courts. Founded in 1861 after the adoption of the Indian Police Act, Delhi Police remained a part of the Punjab Police
until India
gained independence in 1947. It was re-organized in 1966 following which four Delhi Police divisions were created. It is headed by the Police Commissioner of New Delhi
, an officer of Director General of Police
(DGP) rank. With a total strength of more than 80,000 personnel, Delhi Police is one of the largest metropolitan police in the world.
In 1948, Delhi police was restructured with the appointment of Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General and Superintendents.Mr D.W. Mehra became first chief of Delhi Police.
In 1966, the Delhi Police Commission was formed which instituted Police Commissioner System on 1 July 1978. Mr. J.N.Chaturvedi became first Commissioner of Delhi Police. As of now, Delhi Police is the biggest metropolitan police in the world with 149 Police stations with its headquarter at Indraprastha Estate. Delhi Police is composed of the following personnels:
3 Special Commissioners
17 Joint Commissioners
7 Additional Commissioners
74 Deputy Commissioners
272 ACPs
Delhi police is working dedicatedly for the security of the people. It is the capital of India and is the center of wide range of political, cultural, social and economic activities. The Delhi police has to play a number of roles so far maintenance of law and order is concerned. The Delhi Police is undertaking the following activities:
Investigating crimes
Controlling criminal activities
Protection of women
Control traffic problem
Delhi Police is considered to be having the most advanced administrative system in India. It believes in the principle of 'Citizen First'. Traffic control is very important in order to avoid accidents and in this field Delhi police is taking strong measures to assure safety to the people.
Delhi Police is divided into twelve branches under the Commissioner of Police. The main four among the branches are:
Special C.P Administration
Special C.P Training
Special C.P Security and Armed Police
Special C.P Intelligence
In addition to the four Special Commissioner of Police (C.P), there are 8 Joint Commissioners of Police.
The Special C.P Administration has three Joint Commissioner of Police under him and two Additional C.P's. One of them is responsible for Headquarters. Every Joint C.P and Additional C.P has a DCP under him. The C.P responsible for Headquarters is in charge of Public Relations and has a Public Relation Officer (PRO) under him.
The Special C.P has a Deputy Commissioner of Police (D.C.P) answering to him. The Vice-Principal of Police Training College (P.T.C) answers to the D.C.P.
The Special C.P Security and Armed Police has three Joint C.P's working under him.Each of them has an Additional C.P under him. The Additional C.P gives orders to the C.P's of each Police Battalion
The Special C.P Intelligence has a Joint C.P and an Additional C.P working under him. The Additional C.P gives orders to an Additional C.P and to the F.R.R.O section. He is responsible for registration of foreigners in the Delhi Police region. The Additional C.P has a D.C.P working under him. There is an Additional D.C.P under the D.C.P.
The Commissioner of Police directly controls the Joint C.P who in turns control the D.C.P's of the North, South and East. The Joint C.P of N.D.D also controls the D.C.P STF and D.C.P Supreme Court.
Delhi police have got a list of Helpline numbers through which one can contact them without the need of going to the police station in person. The various Helpline numbers of Delhi Police are as follows:
Police Control Room- 100
Student or Senior Citizens Security Cell- 1291(toll-free)
Matters related to vigilance- 23213355, 23210011
Anti-corruption division- 23890018, 23890019
Traffic problems- 23378888
Women helpline- 1091
, inaction or collusion with arsonists during communal riots, and staged faked encounters, which are some of the systemic problems endemic to most police departments in India.
At various times, Delhi Police has been found to be on the wrong side of the law and has been rebuked by the Supreme Court of India
, Central Bureau of Investigation
, and various human rights organizations BBC NEWS | South Asia | Family anger over police killers.
magazine state the Delhi Police looked on as "rioters murdered and raped, having gotten access to voter records that allowed them to mark Sikh homes with large Xs, and large mobs being bused in to large Sikh settlements". In November 1984, a report published by the Delhi
based Human Rights
organizations PUDR and PUCL
titled Who Are The Guilty
echoed many of these criticisms. PUCL - PUDR Report: Who are the Guilty ? South Asia Citizens Web
Law and order (politics)
In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). It does not have jurisdiction over the adjoining areas of the National Capital Region
National Capital Region (India)
The National Capital Region in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan...
.
History
Delhi Police has its origin in a small security force, established in 1803, under the assistant of British Resident to the MughalMughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
Imperial Courts. Founded in 1861 after the adoption of the Indian Police Act, Delhi Police remained a part of the Punjab Police
Punjab Police
Punjab Police may refer to:* Punjab Police , which operates in the Indian state of Punjab* Punjab Police , which operates in the Pakistani province of Punjab...
until India
India
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...
gained independence in 1947. It was re-organized in 1966 following which four Delhi Police divisions were created. It is headed by the Police Commissioner of New Delhi
Police Commissioner of New Delhi
The commissioner system in New Delhi, the capital of India was started in 1978, with J.N.Chaturvedi being appointed as the first Police Commissioner. It replaced the earlier Inspector General of Police system, where the Inspector General of police would report to the Chief Secretary, thus having a...
, an officer of Director General of Police
Director General of Police
In India the director general of police or inspector general of police is a three-star rank and the highest ranking police officer in Indian States & Union Territories. All DGPs/IGPs are Indian Police Service officers. The DGP/IGP is usually the head of the state police force in every Indian state...
(DGP) rank. With a total strength of more than 80,000 personnel, Delhi Police is one of the largest metropolitan police in the world.
Organization
Before 1948 Delhi was a segment of Punjab Police.In 1948, Delhi police was restructured with the appointment of Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General and Superintendents.Mr D.W. Mehra became first chief of Delhi Police.
In 1966, the Delhi Police Commission was formed which instituted Police Commissioner System on 1 July 1978. Mr. J.N.Chaturvedi became first Commissioner of Delhi Police. As of now, Delhi Police is the biggest metropolitan police in the world with 149 Police stations with its headquarter at Indraprastha Estate. Delhi Police is composed of the following personnels:
3 Special Commissioners
17 Joint Commissioners
7 Additional Commissioners
74 Deputy Commissioners
272 ACPs
Delhi police is working dedicatedly for the security of the people. It is the capital of India and is the center of wide range of political, cultural, social and economic activities. The Delhi police has to play a number of roles so far maintenance of law and order is concerned. The Delhi Police is undertaking the following activities:
Investigating crimes
Controlling criminal activities
Protection of women
Control traffic problem
Delhi Police is considered to be having the most advanced administrative system in India. It believes in the principle of 'Citizen First'. Traffic control is very important in order to avoid accidents and in this field Delhi police is taking strong measures to assure safety to the people.
Delhi Police is divided into twelve branches under the Commissioner of Police. The main four among the branches are:
Special C.P Administration
Special C.P Training
Special C.P Security and Armed Police
Special C.P Intelligence
In addition to the four Special Commissioner of Police (C.P), there are 8 Joint Commissioners of Police.
The Special C.P Administration has three Joint Commissioner of Police under him and two Additional C.P's. One of them is responsible for Headquarters. Every Joint C.P and Additional C.P has a DCP under him. The C.P responsible for Headquarters is in charge of Public Relations and has a Public Relation Officer (PRO) under him.
The Special C.P has a Deputy Commissioner of Police (D.C.P) answering to him. The Vice-Principal of Police Training College (P.T.C) answers to the D.C.P.
The Special C.P Security and Armed Police has three Joint C.P's working under him.Each of them has an Additional C.P under him. The Additional C.P gives orders to the C.P's of each Police Battalion
The Special C.P Intelligence has a Joint C.P and an Additional C.P working under him. The Additional C.P gives orders to an Additional C.P and to the F.R.R.O section. He is responsible for registration of foreigners in the Delhi Police region. The Additional C.P has a D.C.P working under him. There is an Additional D.C.P under the D.C.P.
The Commissioner of Police directly controls the Joint C.P who in turns control the D.C.P's of the North, South and East. The Joint C.P of N.D.D also controls the D.C.P STF and D.C.P Supreme Court.
Delhi police have got a list of Helpline numbers through which one can contact them without the need of going to the police station in person. The various Helpline numbers of Delhi Police are as follows:
Police Control Room- 100
Student or Senior Citizens Security Cell- 1291(toll-free)
Matters related to vigilance- 23213355, 23210011
Anti-corruption division- 23890018, 23890019
Traffic problems- 23378888
Women helpline- 1091
Controversies
Over the years, Delhi Police has been involved in a series of controversies; ranging from custodial deaths, custodial rape, refusal to write First Information ReportFirst Information Report
A First Information Report or FIR is a written document prepared by the police in India, Pakistan and Japan when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence. It is a report of information that reaches the police first in point of time and that is why it is called the First...
, inaction or collusion with arsonists during communal riots, and staged faked encounters, which are some of the systemic problems endemic to most police departments in India.
At various times, Delhi Police has been found to be on the wrong side of the law and has been rebuked by the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
, Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
, and various human rights organizations BBC NEWS | South Asia | Family anger over police killers.
Role in 1984 Anti-Sikh riots
The Delhi police were criticized heavily for failing to protect the Sikhs during the riots and in some cases were complicit with the mobs. Eyewitness accounts obtained by TIMETime
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
magazine state the Delhi Police looked on as "rioters murdered and raped, having gotten access to voter records that allowed them to mark Sikh homes with large Xs, and large mobs being bused in to large Sikh settlements". In November 1984, a report published by the Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
based Human Rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
organizations PUDR and PUCL
People's Union for Civil Liberties
People's Union for Civil Liberties is a human rights body formed in India in 1976 by socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan, as the People's Union for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights .-The indian emergency:...
titled Who Are The Guilty
Who Are The Guilty
Who are the guilty is a report published by two Delhi based human rights organizations PUDR and PUCL in November 1984 after conducting investigations into widespread murder, looting and rioting during 1984 Anti-Sikh riots.- External links :#http://www.sacw.net/aii/WhoaretheGuilty.html Who are the...
echoed many of these criticisms. PUCL - PUDR Report: Who are the Guilty ? South Asia Citizens Web