Odisha Police


The Odisha Police, abbreviated as either OP or OPS, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Odisha in India. It is headquartered in Cuttack, the former capital of Odisha.
The Odisha Police is headed by a Director General of Police, currently Abhay, IPS and falls under the purview of the state's Home Department of the Government of Odisha. The sanctioned personnel strength of Odisha Police is 72,145; comprising women as one-third of it total sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of civil constable, sub-inspector and deputy superintendent of police. This feat makes it one of the foremost in that aspect among the police services of India.

History

Along with the formation of Odisha, the "Orissa Police" got its establishment on April 1, 1936. The department was a force comprising 4000 trained men of all ranks. The Orissa Police Manual Rules was unveiled in 1940 which boasted rules and regulations of the powers, functions and duties of the police department at various levels.

Department Organisation

Ranges

The Odisha Police is organized into ten Police Ranges, most of which are further divided into districts. The Ranges are:
The Odisha Police has the following organisatorial Divisions:
The Odisha Police maintains the following ranks:

[Special Operation Group] (SOG)

The Special Operation Group is an elite paramilitary unit specializing in neutralizing terrorists, insurgents and extremists. The force currently, is primarily being used to counter left-wing extremism.

[Special Tactical Unit] (STU)

The Special Tactical Unit is a dedicated urban warfare counter-terrorist force consisting of Special Operations Group personnel who are trained alongside the National Security Guard. The force made Odisha, third state in the country, after Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, to have a dedicated force to counter terrorism in urban areas.

[District Voluntary Force] (DVF)

The District Voluntary Force is a special constabulary unit specializing in anti-Maoist operations.

Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP)

The Odisha Special Armed Police consists of 8 Odisha Special Armed Police Battalions, 6 Specialized Indian Reserved Battalions, 4 Social Security Battalions, 2 Specialized Indian Reserved Battalions and an Special Security Battalion, working under the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate.

History of the OSAP

The Orissa Military Police was formed under the Orissa Military Police Act VII of 1946 which was formed on the 1st of March 1946. Till 1980, the Orissa Military Police was serving the state with its two battalions i.e. the Gurkhas and the Oriyas. After the Orissa Military Police Act 1980, the name “Orissa Military Police’’ was changed to “Odisha Special Armed Police ”. There after, the department has achieved numerous remarkable feats advancing regularly with latest gadgets, arms and ammunition.

Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF)

The Odisha Industrial Police Force is a security force which was constituted to protect public and private sector industrial undertakings in Odisha. The force was formed under the Odisha Industrial Security Force Act of the Government of Odisha in 2012.

Odisha Auxiliary Police Force (OAPF)

sanctioned altogether 5600 posts of Special Police Officers keeping in mind of SC and ST's employment in 2008. Currently, the force has a sanctioned strength of 1521 personnel.

Odisha Police Academies

Arms