Chhattisgarh Police

The Chhattisgarh Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Chhattisgarh in India. The agency is administered by the Department of Home Affairs of the Government of Chhattisgarh. The force has specialized units to fight the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency in some districts of the state.

Chhattisgarh Police
MottoParitranay Sadhunaam[1]
To protect the good people
Agency overview
Formed2000
Preceding agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionChhattisgarh, IN
Map of Chhattisgarh Police's jurisdiction
HeadquartersNaya Raipur
Agency executive
  • D.M. Awasthi, IPS[2], Director General of Police
Website
www.cgpolice.gov.in

Units
  • District Reserve Guard was formed by recruiting local tribal boys to counter the Naxals.[5][6]
    • Danteshwari Ladake, women commando unit of District Reserve Guard.[7][8]

Training

The police officers are trained at the State Police Academy at Chandkhuri near Raipur.[9]

Weaponry

References
  1. "This Class 12 Student Tells Us All Why We Need to Give More Respect to Our Police Force". The Better India. 2 January 2017.
  2. "Chhattisgarh Police at Glance". Chhattisgarh Police. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. "Efforts in Action".
  4. "Notes from the Bastar battlefield". The Indian Express. 6 June 2013.
  5. "Two DRG personnel injured in IED blast by Naxals in Chhattisgarh". The Hindu. 21 May 2019.
  6. "District Reserve Group adds impetus to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh". The Economic Times. 13 July 2018.
  7. "Danteshwari Ladake: How the DRG women commandos paid Maoists back in their own coin in Dantewada encounter". NewsX. 13 May 2019.
  8. "GI Janes get first taste of war in Red zone". The Times of India. TNN. 9 May 2019.
  9. "1,425 police officers get training at Chandkhuri". The Pioneer. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. Unnithan, Sandeep. "This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal". India Today. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019.
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