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Odisha Police
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପୋଲିସ
Emblem of the Odisha Police
Emblem of the Odisha Police
Common namePolice
AbbreviationOP
MottoSeba O Nirapatta
Service and Security
Agency overview
Formed1 April 1936; 90 years ago (1936-04-01)
Employees72,145 (Sanctioned strength)[1]
Annual budget₹107.3 billion (US$1.1 billion) (2025–26 est.)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction7, Odisha, IN
Jurisdiction of the Odisha Police
Size155,707 km2 (60,119 sq mi)
Population41,947,358 (2011 Census)
Governing bodyDepartment of Home, Government of Odisha
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersState Police Headquarters, Buxi Bazar, Kataka
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyGovernment of Odisha
Child agencies
  • Bhubaneswar–Kataka Police Commissionerate
  • Special Operation Group (SOG)
  • Special Tactical Unit (STU)
  • District Voluntary Force (DVF)
  • Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP)
  • Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF)
  • Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF)
Police Districts32
Facilities
Police Stations612[2]
Website
odishapolice.gov.in

The Odisha Police is the law enforcement agency of the Indian state of Odisha. Headquartered in Cuttack,[3] it Police is headed by a Director General of Police and falls under the purview of the Home Department of the Government of Odisha. It has a sanctioned personnel strength of 72,145, with one-third of its sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of constable, sub-inspector, and deputy superintendent of police being allocated to women.

History

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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

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Ranges

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The Odisha Police is organized into 7 Police Ranges, most of which are further divided into 32 Police Districts. The Ranges are:

Additionally, there are:

Divisions

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The Odisha Police has the following organisational divisions:

  • Technical
  • Training
  • Investigation

Ranks

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The Odisha Police maintains the following ranks:[4]

Indian Police Service cadre officers rank insignia[5][6][7]
Insignia
Rank Director General of Police Additional Director General of Police[a] Inspector General of Police Deputy Inspector General of Police Superintendent of Police (Selection Grade)[b] Superintendent of Police Additional superintendent of police Assistant Superintendent of Police Assistant superintendent of police (Probationary for two years) Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary for one year)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIGP SP (SG) SP Addl.SP ASP ASP ASP

Special Forces

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Special Operation Group

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The 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

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The Special Tactical Unit (STU) is a dedicated urban warfare 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

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

Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP)

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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)

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The Odisha Industrial security Force (OISF) 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)

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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

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Superintendent of Police Office, Keonjhar, Odisha
Traffic Police Station, Cuttack, Odisha

Weapons and equipment

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Arms

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Name Country of origin Type
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A India Semi-automatic pistol
Glock 17 Austria
Beretta PX4 Storm Italy
SAF Carbine 2A1s India Submachine gun
Uzi Israel
Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany
Brügger & Thomet MP9  Switzerland
INSAS rifle India Rifle
L1A1 SLR
AK-47 Soviet Union
AKM
AKMS
IMI Galil Israel
M4 carbine United States
.303 Lee–Enfield United Kingdom
Sig Sauer 556  Switzerland

Communication

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Marine

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Miscellaneous

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Honours

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Awardee Award Decoration Year Event
Pramod Kumar Satapathy
(Posthumous)		 Ashoka Chakra 2009 Republic Day (India)
Debashish Sethy
(Posthumous)		 Shaurya Chakra 2021 Independence Day (India)
Sudhir Kumar Tudu
(Posthumous)		 Shaurya Chakra 2021 Independence Day (India)

Awards

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Award Category Year 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

Odisha Police received award from National Crime Records Bureau for best implementation of Information Technology in the country.[8] Odisha Police has also been felicitated for having the second best police station in the country.[9]

Heads of Odisha Police Force

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List of Inspectors General (IGP) and Directors General of Police (DGP) of Odisha
No. Name Service & Batch Took office Left office
1 J. E. Pearman IP 25 November 1946 31 March 1948
2 C. M. Wright Neville IP 1 April 1948 18 August 1951
3 B. Roy IP 19 August 1951
10 September 1953		 26 July 1953
10 October 1958
4 R. C. Das IPS 11 October 1958 15 March 1960
5 J. C. Ghosh IP 16 March 1960
25 September 1967		 28 March 1964
13 November 1968
6 R. K. Padhi IP 22 March 1967
14 January 1968
22 March 1969		 24 June 1967
28 February 1969
19 January 1974
7 B. B. Mishra IP 7 August 1969 22 January 1973
8 N. Chand IPS 20 January 1974 15 August 1974
9 N. Swain IPS 16 August 1974
21 April 1980
1 March 1982		 18 May 1977
28 February 1982
31 July 1983
10 B. K. Roy IPS 19 May 1977 10 July 1979
11 S. S. Padhi IPS 10 July 1979
31 July 1983
31 August 1986		 20 April 1980
5 April 1985
26 August 1987
12 B. K. Panigrahi IPS 5 April 1985 31 August 1986
13 P. C. Ratho IPS 26 August 1987
3 July 1991		 18 December 1989
30 October 1992
14 S. Sinha IPS 18 December 1989 22 May 1990
15 D. N. Singh IPS 22 May 1990 31 January 1991
16 S. N. Mishra IPS 31 January 1991 3 July 1991
17 S. C. Mishra IPS 30 October 1992 18 January 1994
18 R. N. Mohapatra IPS 18 January 1994 15 November 1995
19 A. B. Tripathy IPS 16 November 1995 31 October 1997
20 B. B. Panda IPS 30 November 1997
12 November 1999		 5 August 1999
10 March 2000
21 D. K. Mohapatra IPS 5 March 1999 12 October 1999
22 S. K. Chatterjee IPS 10 March 2000 30 April 2001
23 K. D. Bajpai IPS 30 April 2001 31 July 2001
24 N. C. Padhi IPS 31 July 2001 31 July 2004
25 B. B. Mishra IPS 31 July 2004 30 June 2005
26 Suchit Das IPS 30 June 2005 1 September 2006
27 Amarananda Pattanayak IPS 1 September 2006 31 October 2007
28 Gopal Chandra Nanda IPS 1 November 2007 30 September 2008
29 Manmohan Praharaj IPS 30 September 2008 4 July 2012
30 Prakash Mishra IPS (1977) 6 July 2012 6 July 2014
31 Sanjiv Marik IPS (1981) 6 July 2014 7 November 2015
32 Kunwar Brajesh Singh IPS (1985) 7 November 2015 31 August 2017
33 Rajendra Prasad Sharma IPS (1986) 31 August 2017 8 August 2019
34 Bijay Kumar Sharma IPS (1986) 8 August 2019 20 November 2019
35 Abhay IPS (1986) 20 November 2019 31 December 2021
36 Sunil Kumar Bansal IPS (1987) 1 January 2022 31 December 2023
37 Arun Kumar Sarangi
(Acting)		 IPS (1990) 1 January 2024 15 August 2024
38 Yogesh Bahadur Khurania IPS (1990) 16 August 2024 16 August 2026
39 Vinaytosh Mishra
(Acting)		 IPS (1993) 16 August 2026 Incumbent

Controversies

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Odisha Police has been accused of failure to act on intelligence reports.[10] It has also drawn flak for delay in police recruitment process.[11] Several senior police officers have been convicted of corruption.[12][13]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to Additional DGP.
  2. ↑ The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) is a post, not a rank, typically held by an SP (selection grade or junior grade) in states like Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.

References

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  1. ↑ "Odisha constables, havildars get power to investigate petty offences". The Times of India. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Odisha Police IIC List 2024". Scribd. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "List Of Police Stations (Thana) In Orissa – Orissa Police". indiamapped.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012. Headquarters of Orissa police is located in Cuttack
  4. ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Odisha Police gets IT award from NCRB". The Indian Express. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gangapur Police Station in Odisha second best in country". The Indian Express. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Intel says it had warned Odisha police". Odisha TV. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Pending recruitment tests by Odisha Police". Times of India. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Odisha Cop owning BMW and SUV in Vigilance Net". The Hindu. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Odisha DSP nabbed while taking bribe, wife escapes". The Indian Express. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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