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{{Short description|State police force in India}}
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| commonname        = Police 
| abbreviation      = '''OP'''
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{{State of Odisha}}
The '''Odisha Police,''' abbreviated either as '''OP''' or '''OPS''', is the law enforcement agency for the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]] in [[India]]. It is headquartered in [[Cuttack]], the former capital of Odisha.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indiamapped.com/police-stations-in-india/orissa/ |title=List Of Police Stations (Thana) In Orissa – Orissa Police |work=indiamapped.com |year=2012 |quote=Headquarters of Orissa police is located in Cuttack |access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref>
The Odisha Police is headed by a [[Director General of Police]], currently Y.B. Khurania, [[Indian Police Service|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 its total sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of civil constable, sub-inspector and deputy superintendent of police. This ratio of women's representation in the force makes it one of the foremost in that aspect among the [[Law enforcement in India|police services of India]].

==History==
Along with the formation of [[Odisha]], the "Orissa Police" was established on April 1, 1936. The department was a force comprising 4000 trained men of all ranks. The Orissa Police Manual Rules (OPMR) 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:
*Northern Range at [[Sambalpur]] – Districts of [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]], [[Bolangir district|Bolangir]], [[Sonepur district|Sonepur]], and [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
*Eastern Range at [[Balasore]] – Districts of [[Balasore district|Balasore]], [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]], and [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
*Western Range at [[Rourkela]] – Districts of [[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]], and [[Kendujhar district|Keonjhar]]
*Southern Range at [[Berhampur]] – Districts of [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]], [[Gajapati district|Gajapati]], and [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
*North Central Range at [[Talcher]] – Districts of [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]], [[Angul district|Angul]], and [[Deogarh district|Deogarh]]
*South Western Range at [[Koraput]] – Districts of [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]], [[Koraput district|Koraput]], [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]], [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]], [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]], and [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
*Central Range at [[Cuttack]] – Districts of [[Khurda district|Bhubaneswar]], [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]], [[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]], [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]], [[Jajpur district|Jajpur]], [[Puri district|Puri]], [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]], and [[Khurda district|Khurda]]
*[[Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate]] at [[Bhubaneswar]] – Controls the Capital City [[Bhubaneswar]] and Twin City [[Cuttack]]
*Railway Range – Used for the [[Indian Railways]]
*Technical Range at [[Cuttack]] – Used for Police Transportation Services

===Divisions===
The Odisha Police has the following organisatorial divisions:
* Technical
* Training
* Investigation

==Ranks==
The Odisha Police maintains the following ranks:<ref>{{cite web|title=Police Ranks and Badges|url=http://uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=3661|website=Odisha Police|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123074043/http://uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=3661|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Director General of Police]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Additional Director General of Police]], IPS
* [[Inspector General of Police]], IPS
* [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]], IPS
* [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]], IPS / Deputy Commissioner of Police, IPS (Selection Grade)
* Superintendent of Police, OPS / Deputy Commissioner of Police, OPS (Junior Management Grade)
* [[Additional Superintendent of Police]], IPS / Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, IPS
* Additional Superintendent of Police, OPS / Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, OPS
* [[Assistant Superintendent of Police]], IPS
* [[Deputy Superintendent of Police]], OPS / Assistant Commissioner of Police, OPS
* [[Inspector of Police]], OP
* [[Sub-inspector|Sub Inspector of Police]], OP
* [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|Assistant Sub Inspector of Police]], OP / Havildar Major, OP
* [[Head Constable]] / Havildar
* [[Lance Naik]]
* [[Constable]]
* [[Home Guard (India)|''Home Guard'']]

==Special Forces==
===Special Operation Group===
The [[Special Operation Group (Odisha)|Special Operation Group]] (SOG) 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===
The [[Special Tactical Unit]] (STU) is a dedicated [[urban warfare]] [[Counter-terrorism|counter-terrorist]] force consisting of Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel who are trained alongside the [[National Security Guard]] (NSG). 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===
The District Voluntary Force (DVF) is a special constabulary unit specializing in [[Maoist|anti-Maoist]] operations.

===Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP)===
[[File:Commissionerate Police HQ BBS-CTC.jpg|thumb|[[Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate]] Headquarters, [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]]]
The Odisha Special Armed Police consists of 8 Odisha Special Armed Police Battalions, 6 Specialized Indian Reserved (IR) Battalions, 4 Social Security (SS) Battalions, 2 Specialized Indian Reserved (IR) Battalions and a Special Security Battalion, working under the [[Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate]].

The Orissa Military Police was formed under the Orissa Military Police Act VII (Government of Odisha) of 1946 which was formed on 1 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 (Amendment) Act 1980, the name “Orissa Military Police’’ was changed to “Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP)”. 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 (OIPF) 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)===
[[Government of Odisha]] sanctioned altogether 5600 posts of Special Police Officers (SPOs) keeping in mind of SC and ST's employment in 2008. Currently, the force has a sanctioned strength of 1521 personnel.

==Odisha Police Academies==
[[File:Phouse.kjr.jpg|thumb|[[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] Office, [[Keonjhar]], [[Odisha]]]]
[[File:Police Colony, Madhu Patna Colony, Cuttack, Odisha, India - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Traffic Police Station, [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]]]
* Armed Police Training Centre, [[Jharsuguda]]
* Basic Training Institute, [[Burla, India|Burla]]
* Biju Patnaik State Police Academy, [[Bhubaneswar]]
* Police Training College, [[Angul]]
* Police Training Institute, [[Jajpur]]
* Police Training School, [[Nayagarh]]
* Range Level Police Training School (RPTS), [[Koraput]]
* S.O.G. Training Centre, Chandaka, [[Bhubaneswar]]
* Urban Police & Traffic Training Institute, [[Bhubaneswar]]

==Weapons and equipment==
===Arms===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="0"
! width="25%" |Name
! width="25%" |Country of origin
! width="25%" |Type
|-
|[[Pistol Auto 9mm 1A]]
|{{Flag|India}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
|-
|[[Glock|Glock 17]]
|{{Flag|Austria}}
|-
|[[Beretta PX4 Storm]]
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|-
|[[Sterling submachine gun|SAF Carbine 2A1s]]
|{{Flag|India}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Submachine gun]]
|-
|[[Uzi]]
|{{flag|Israel}}
|-
|[[Heckler & Koch MP5]]
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[Brügger & Thomet MP9]]
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
|[[INSAS rifle]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|India}}
| rowspan="9" |[[Rifle]]
|-
|[[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle|L1A1 SLR]]
|-
|[[AK-47]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Flag|Soviet Union}}
|-
|[[AKM]]
|-
|[[AKMS]]
|-
|[[AK103|IMI Galil]]
|{{flag|Israel}}
|-
|[[M4 Carbine|M4 carbine]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[M4 carbine|.303 Lee–Enfield]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[SIG SG 550|Sig Sauer 556]]
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|}

===Communication===
*[[Duplex (telecommunications)|Duplex sets]]
*[[Walkie-talkie|Walkie-talkies]]
*[[Very high frequency|VHF sets]]

===Marine===
*5 Ton [[GSL/GRSE series of Interceptor Boats|GRSE Series Fast Interceptor Boats]] (FIB)
*12 Ton [[GSL/GRSE series of Interceptor Boats|GRSE Series Fast Interceptor Boats]] (FIB) 
*[[Inflatable boat|Inflatable Boats]]

===Miscellaneous===
*[[Police dog|K9 Squad]]

==Honours==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Decoration
! Year
! Event 
|-
| [[Pramod Kumar Satapathy]] <br/> (Posthumous) 
| [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]
| [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|150px]]
| 2009
| [[Republic Day (India)]]
|-
| [[Debashish Sethy]] <br/> (Posthumous) 
| [[Shaurya Chakra]] 
| [[File:Shaurya Chakra ribbon.svg|150px]]
| 2021
| [[Independence Day (India)]]
|-
| [[Sudhir Kumar Tudu]] <br/> (Posthumous) 
| [[Shaurya Chakra]]
| [[File:Shaurya Chakra ribbon.svg|150px]]
| 2021
| [[Independence Day (India)]]
|}

===Others===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; border:1px solid; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Award
! Event
! Organisation Conferring
|-
| SKOCH Award Gold
| Dynamic Web Portal
| 2018
| 52nd SKOCH Summit
| SKOCH Group
|-
| Special Jury Award
| Community Policing 
| 2018
| FICCI Smart Policing Awards
| [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry]]
|-
| FICCI Smart Policing Award
| Senior Citizens' Security in [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Cuttack]] 
| 2016
| FICCI Smart Policing Awards
| [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry]]
|-
| FICCI Smart Policing Award
| Enhancing Women Safety and Security in [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Cuttack]]
| 2016
| FICCI Smart Policing Awards
| [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry]]
|}


'''INCUMBENT LIST OF DGP'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Sl. No
!Name
!Batch
!Rank
!Period
|-
|1
|Mr. J.E. Pearman,CIE, IP
|
|
|25.11.1946 to 31.3.1948
|-
|2
|Mr. C.M. Wright Neville, IP
|
|
|01.04.1948 to 18.08.1951
|-
|3
|Mr. B.Roy,IP
|
|
|19.08.1951 to 26.07.1953 & 10.09.1953 to 10.10.1958
|-
|4
|Sri R.C.Das, IPS
|
|
|11.10.1958 to 15.03.1960
|-
|5
|Sri J.C. Ghosh, IP
|
|
|16.03.1960 to 28.03.1964 & 25,9.67 to 13.11.68 
|-
|6
|Sri R.K Padhi,IP
|
|
|22.03.1967 - 24.06.1967 , 
14.01.1968 - 28.02.1969 &
22.03.1969 - 19.01.1974
|-
|7
|Shri B.B.Mishra, IP
|
|
|7.8.1969 to 22.1.1973
|-
|8
|Shri N.Chand, IPS
|
|
|20.1.1974 to 15.8.1974
|-
|9
|Shri N.Swain, IPS
|
|
|16.8.74 to 18.5.77, 21.4.80 - 28.02.82 &
1.3.82 to 31.7.83
|-
|10
|Shri B.K.Roy,IPS
|
|
|19.5.77 to 10.7.79
|-
|11
|Sri S.S. Padhi, IPS
|
|
|10.07.79 to 20.04.80, 31.07.83 to 05.04.85 & 31.08.86 to 26.08.87
|-
|12
|Sri B.K.Panigrahi,IPS
|
|
|5.4.85 to 31.8.86
|-
|13
|Shri P.C.Ratho,IPS
|
|
|26.8.87 to 18.12.89 & 3.7.91 - 30.10.92
|-
|14
|Shri S.Sinha, IPS
|
|
|18.12.89 to 22.5.90
|-
|15
|Shri D.N.Singh,IPS
|
|
|22.5.90 to 31.1.91
|-
|16
|Sri S.N.Mishra,IPS
|
|
|31.1.91 to 3.7.91
|-
|17
|Sri S.C. Mishra, IPS
|
|
|30.10.1992 to 18.01.1994
|-
|18
|Sri R.N. Mohapatra, IPS
|
|
|18.01.1994 to 15.11.1995
|-
|19
|Shri A.B.Tripathy,IPS
|
|
|16.11.95 to 31.10.97
|-
|20
|Dr.B.B.Panda, IPS
|
|
|31.11.97 - 5.8.99 & 12.11.99 to 10.3.2000
|-
|21
|Shri D.K.Mohapatra,IPS
|
|
|5.3.99 to 12.10.99
|-
|22
|Sri S.K. Chatterjee, IPS
|
|
|10.03.2000 to 30.04.2001
|-
|23
|Shri K.D. Bajpai, IPS
|
|
|30.04.2001 to 31.07.2001
|-
|24
|Sri N.C. Padhi, IPS
|
|
|31.7.01 to 31.7.04
|-
|25
|Sri B.B.Mishra,IPS
|
|
|31.7.04 to 30.6.05
|-
|26
|Shri Suchit Das,IPS
|
|
|30.06.2005 to 01.09.2006
|-
|27
|Shri Amarananda Pattanayak,IPS
|
|
|1.9.06 to 31.10.07
|-
|28
|Shri Gopal Chandra Nanda,IPS
|
|
|01.11.2007 to 30.09.2008
|-
|29
|Shri Manmohan Praharaj, IPS
|
|
|30.09.2008 to 04.07.2012
|-
|30
|Shri Prakash Mishra, IPS
|1977
|
|06.07.2012 to 06.07.2014
|-
|31
|Sanjiv Marik, IPS
|1981
|
|
|-
|32
|Kunwar Brajesh Singh , IPS
|1985
|
|
|-
|33
|Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sharma , IPS
|1986
|
|31 Aug 2017 to 8 Aug 2019
|-
|34
|Bijay Kumar Sharma, IPS
|1986
|
|
|-
|35
|Abhay , IPS
|1986
|
|20-Nov-2019 to 31-Dec-2021
|-
|36
|Sunil Kumar Bansal , IPS
|1987
|DGP
|01-Jan-2022 to 31-Dec-2023
|-
|37
|Arun Kumar Sarangi, IPS (Acting)
|1990
|DG
|01-Jan-2024 to 15-Aug-2024
|-
|38
|Y. B. Khurania , IPS
|1990
|DGP
|16-Aug-2024 to tilldate
|}


==Notable achievements==
Odisha Police received award from [[National Crime Records Bureau]] for best implementation of [[Information Technology]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news| title= Odisha Police gets IT award from NCRB| url= https://indianexpress.com/article/india/odisha-police-to-receive-award-for-promoting-use-of-it-5831454/| date= 2019-07-16| access-date= 2022-10-30| publisher= The Indian Express| archive-date= 27 January 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210127194457/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/odisha-police-to-receive-award-for-promoting-use-of-it-5831454/| url-status= live}}</ref> Odisha Police has also been felicitated for having the second best police station in the country.<ref>{{cite news| title= Gangapur Police Station in Odisha second best in country| url= https://www.news18.com/news/india/gangapur-police-station-in-odisha-second-best-in-country-4464284.html|date= 2019-11-19|access-date= 2022-10-30| publisher = The Indian Express}}</ref>   

==Controversies==
Odisha Police has been accused of failure to act on intelligence reports.<ref>{{cite news| title= Intel says it had warned Odisha police| url= https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/intel-says-it-warned-odisha-police-about-drivers-protest-opposition-tears-into-govt-175167|date= 2022-04-19|access-date= 2022-10-30| publisher = Odisha TV }}</ref> It has also drawn flak for delay in police recruitment process.<ref>{{cite news| title= Pending recruitment tests by Odisha Police| url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-pending-recruitments-of-3-years-cast-shadow-on-fresh-si-exams/articleshow/85495104.cms|date= 2021-08-20|access-date= 2022-10-30| publisher = Times of India}}</ref> Several senior police officers have been convicted of corruption.<ref>{{cite news| title= Odisha Cop owning BMW and SUV in Vigilance Net| url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/odisha-police-officer-found-owning-bmw-suv-in-raids-by-vigilance-directorate/article65052702.ece|date= 2022-02-15|access-date= 2022-10-30| publisher = The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= Odisha DSP nabbed while taking bribe, wife escapes| url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/jun/02/odisha-dsp-nabbed-with-rs-30000-bribe-wife-escapes-with-bag-2460889.html|date= 2022-06-02|access-date= 2022-10-30| publisher = The Indian Express}}</ref>  
 
==See also==
*[[State Armed Police Forces]]
*[[Law enforcement in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Law enforcement agencies of India}}
{{Odisha}}

[[Category:Odisha Police| ]]
[[Category:Government of Odisha]]
[[Category:State law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:1936 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1936]]