Rajasthan Police
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The Rajasthan Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Rajasthan in India. The Rajasthan Police has its headquarters in Jaipur, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Sevarth Katibaddhta", which means "Committed to serve".
The Rajasthan Police was established in January 1951. and it now has grown to be a 70,000 strong force. Over the years Rajasthan Police has firmly and professionally dealt with menace of dacoits in the Chambal ravines , organised criminal gangs , spies, smugglers, narco-terrorists and subversive elements from across the 1040 km long border with Pakistan.
The Rajasthan Police is headed by Director General of Police (DGP). The Rajasthan state is divided into 8 police zones each headed by Inspector General of Police (IGP). For police administration the state is further divided into 37 police districts (including 3 rural police districts, 2 city districts in Jaipur City and 2 railway police districts), 171 circles, 709 police stations and 788 out-posts. Rajasthan Police has a strength of 889 Inspectors, 3366 Sub-Inspectors, 3902 Asstt. Sub-Inspectors, 8867 Head Constables and 52837 Constables and about 700 Indian Police Service (IPS) and Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) offices.
The Rajasthan Police has nine organisation wings. The important ones are:
- Crime branch
- Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC)
- State Special Branch
