Chandigarh Police

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Law enforcement agency

Chandigarh Police

Motto| We care for you
Agency overview
Employees| 6000
Annual budget| ₹508.06 crore (US$60.1 million) (2020-21)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| India
Jurisdiction of Chandigarh Police forces (circled in red)
Legal jurisdiction| Chandigarh
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Headquarters| Chandigarh Police Headquarters, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh
Parent agency| Home Department, Chandigarh Administration
Facilities
Stations| 11
Website
chandigarhpolice.nic.in

The Chandigarh Police is the law enforcement agency for the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India. Chandigarh Police has its headquarters in sector 9 D, Chandigarh. The head of the state police is the Director General of Police of Chandigarh. The current DGP of Chandigarh is Dr.Sagar Preet Hooda, IPS of AGMUT Cadre. Chandigarh has the highest police density as compared to all other states and Union Territories across India.[2] As of 2015[update], there are 5295.6 policemen per 100 km² area in Chandigarh.

List of former IGP/ DGP of Chandigarh  Sr. No  | Name  | Took office  | Left office

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1  | B.N. Mehra, IPS  | 28 May 1979  | 31 March 1983
2  | N.K. Singhal, IPS  | 9 May 1983  | 23 May 1985
3  | R.K. Ohri, IPS  | 23 May 1985  | 16 January 1987
4  | V.N, Singh, IPS  | 16 January 1987  | 6 March 1989
5  | G.S. Sandhu, IPS  | 6 March 1989  | 30 July 1990
6  | R.S. Gupta, IPS  | 30 July 1990  | 29 September 1993
7  | Y.S. Dadwal, IPS  | 29 September 1993  | 26 December 1995
8  | R.P. Singh, IPS  | 27 December 1995  | 5 April 1999
9  | Dr Kiran Bedi, IPS  | 5 April 1999  | 18 May 1999
10  | S.K. Singh, IPS  | 1 June 1999  | 30 June 2000
11  | B.S. Bassi, IPS  | 1 July 2000  | 9 December 2002
12  | Rajesh Kumar, IPS  | 9 December 2002  | 27 April 2005
13  | Satish Chandra, IPS  | 27 April 2005  | 9 October 2006
14  | S.K Jain, IPS  | 9 October 2006  | 14 September 2009
15  | P.K Srivastava, IPS  | 5 December 2010  | 29 August 2012
16  | R.P Upadhyaya, IPS  | 30 January 2013  | 8 March 2016
17  | Tejendra Luthra, IPS  | 8 March 2016  | 26 June 2018
18  | Sanjay Beniwal, IPS  | 27 June 2018  | 21 August 2021
19  | Praveer Ranjan, IPS  | 21 August 2021  | 12 March 2024
20  | Surendra Singh Yadav, IPS[3] | 16 March 2024  | 30 March 2025
(Acting) | Pushpendra Kumar, IPS | 1 April 2025  | 14 July 2025
21  | Dr.Sagar Preet Hooda,IPS  | 15 July  | Incumbent

## Organizational structure

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Chandigarh Police comes under the administrative control of the Department of Home, Chandigarh administration. The department is headed by the Home Secretary of Chandigarh. The Head of Police Force is the Director General of Police. There are 5 major SP/SSP ranked posts in Chandigarh Police which are headed by various IPS officers. They report to the DIG, Chandigarh, who in turns report to the IG, Chandigarh. The Police force is staffed by IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre, however, the posts of SSP/UT and SSP/Traffic and Security are usually filled in by officers of Punjab and Haryana Cadre who are in deputation to the AGMUT Cadre.[4][5]

Name | Current Posting

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Dr.Sagar Preet Hooda, IPS [6] | Director General of Police
Raj Kumar Singh, IPS  | IG Chandigarh
Deepak Purohit, IPS  | DIG Chandigarh
Manisha Chaudhary(Temporary Charge), IPS  | SSP UT Chandigarh
Manisha Chaudhury, IPS  | SSP Traffic and Security
Manoj Kumar Meena, IPS  | SSP Crime, Intelligence and Headquarters & Vigilance
Ketan Bansal, IPS  | SP Operation, Cyber, EOW and Women Cell
Shruti Arora, IPS  | Commandant - IRB Chandigarh & SP City

[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Expenditure Budget - Ministry of Home Affairs - Chandigarh" (PDF). Expenditure Budget | Union Budget of India. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. ^ Ajay Deep (17 May 2015). "Chandigarh Police has highest police density in India". Chandigarhmetro.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
3. ^ "चंडीगढ़ के नए DGP होंगे IPS सुरेंद्र सिंह यादव: पहले आईपीएस मधुप तिवारी के नाम पर लगी थी मुहर - Chandigarh News". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
4. ^ "Order issued by MHA, Govt of India" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
5. ^ "MHA Order" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
6. ^ "New Chandigarh DGP Surendra Yadav's utmost priority: Peaceful and impartial conduct of Lok Sabha elections 2024". The Indian Express. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
7. ^ "Chandigarh Police - we care for you". Chandigarhpolice.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

## External links

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* Chandigarh Police official page

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