Lakshadweep Police
{{Short description|Indian law enforcement agency}}
{{Moresources|date=May 2019}}
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| abbreviation = LP
| logo = Lakshadweep Police Logo.png
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| motto = सत्यम सेवा संरक्षणम
| mottotranslated = (Truth Service Protection)
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| country = India
| divtype = Union Territory
| divname = Lakshadweep
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| mapcaption = Lakshdweep Police area within India
| sizearea = 32.62 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
| sizepopulation = 70,365
| legaljuris = Lakshadweep
| governingbody = Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
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| local = Yes
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| headquarters = Kavaratti
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| sworntype = Police Officer
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| electeetype = Minister
| minister1name = Shri Amit Shah
| minister1pfo = Minister of Home Affairs (India)
| chief1name = Praful Khoda Patel
| chief1position = Administrator & Ex-Officio Inspector General of Police
| chief2name = Sharat Kumar Sinha, IPS
| chief2position = Deputy inspector general of police
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| website = [https://lakshadweeppolice.gov.in lakshadweeppolice.gov.in]
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The Lakshadweep Police is the law enforcement agency for the union territory of Lakshadweep, India.
Organizational structure
Lakshadweep Police comes under direct control of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Lakshadweep.
The Lakshadweep Police is headed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweeppolice.nic.in/Organisational%20Set%20Up.htm |title=Organisation |access-date=9 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416080905/http://lakshadweeppolice.nic.in/Organisational%20Set%20Up.htm |archive-date=16 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}
The administrator of Lakshadweep is the ex-officio Inspector General of Police of Lakshadweep Police.{{cite web |url=https://lakshadweep.gov.in/departments/police/ |title=U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF LAKSHADWEEP - Police |quote=Administrator is the ex-officio IGP |access-date= 15 November 2021}}
=Hierarchy=
- Administrator & Ex-Officio IGP
- Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)
- Superintendent of police (SP)
- Deputy superintendent of police (DySP)
- Circle Inspector of Police (CI)
- Sub Inspector of police (SI)
- Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI)
- Head constable (HC)
- Police constable (PC)
References
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{{Law enforcement agencies of India}}
Category:Government of Lakshadweep
Category:State law enforcement agencies of India
Category:Government agencies with year of establishment missing