Question

Describe the hierarchy of the police in a state.

Answer 1

▪The hierarchy is as follows:

There are Gazetted Officers and Non-Gazetted Officers.

1. Gazetted Officers are the ones that consist of all the Indian Police Service officers and State Police officers above/of the rank ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police) or DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police).

   {{ACP - Metropolitan Police , DSP - State Police}}
The list is as follows:
-Commissioner of Police ||or|| Director General of Police
-Special Commissioner of Police ||or|| Additional Director General of Police
-Joint Commissioner of Police ||or|| Inspector General of Police
-Additional Commissioner of Police ||or|| Deputy Inspector General of Police
-Deputy Commissioner of Police(Selection Grade) ||or|| Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
-Deputy Commissioner of Police ||or|| Superintendent of Police (SP)
-Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police ||or|| Additional Superintendent of Police 
-Assistant Commissioner of Police ||or|| Deputy Superintendent of Police
-Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) ---> Probation Rank of an IPS officer under training


2.Non-Gazetted Officers :

-Inspector/ Police Inspector (PI) / Circle Inspector (CI)
-Assistant Police Inspector (API)
-Sub-Inspector (SI)
-Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
-Police Head Constable (HPC)
-Senior Police Constable (SPC)
-Constable (PC)

Answer 2

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