Mumbai Police
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The Mumbai Police (Marathi: मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: Mumbaī Pulīs, officially Greater Mumbai Police, formerly Bombay Police) is the police department of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Mumbai. The force's motto is "Sadrakṣaṇāya Khalanigrahaṇāya" (Sanskrit: सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय, English: "To protect Good and to destroy Evil").[1]
Mumbai Police मुंबई पोलीस | |
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Abbreviation | मुं.पो. |
Motto | To protect the Good and to destroy the Evil |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1661/1669[citation needed] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Mumbai, IN |
Mumbai Police jurisdictional area | |
Size | 603.4 km2 (233.0 sq mi) |
Population | 13,662,885 |
Legal jurisdiction | Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban District, MH, IN |
Governing body | Government of Maharashtra |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | The Office of Commissioner of Police |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Maharashtra Police |
Facilities | |
Stations | 94 (Police Stations) 102 (Traffic Police outlets) |
Hatch-backs, SUV, Motorcycles | 3,500 |
Speed Gunboats | 32 of Mumbai Police and 60 of Mumbai coast guard |
Helicopters | 5 |
Dogs (K-9)s | ~52 |
Website | |
mumbaipolice |
It is headed by the Commissioner of the Mumbai Police assisted by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General, and each district headed is headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police in the rank of Superintendent of Police (excluding jails headed by Inspector Generals). Each police station is headed by a Senior Inspector called the Station House Officer (SHO).