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( September 2015 ) Karnataka State Police Department ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ Abbreviation KSP Agency overview Formed 1885 / 1965 Employees 80000 Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction Karnataka, IN Map of Karnataka Police Department 's jurisdiction Size 191,791 km2 Population 61,130,704 Legal jurisdiction State of Karnataka Governing body Home Department, Government of Karnataka General nature Local civilian agency Headquarters Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru -- 560001 Agency executive Neelamani N Raju, IPS, Director General of Police, Karnataka State Facilities Stations 923 ( 2013 - 2014 ) Patrol Vehicles Mahindra Bolero, Suzuki Ertiga, Chevrolet Tavera Website www.ksp.gov.in The Karnataka State Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Karnataka. The department is headed by the Director General of Police. Contents 1 Organization 2 Law and Order 3 State Intelligence Department 4 Crime and Technical Services Wing 5 Reserve police 6 Mounted police 7 Coastal Security Police 8 Forest Cell 9 Training 10 Special units 11 See also 12 References Organization The district police administration is headed by a Superintendent of Police. A group of districts comprise a range, led by an Inspector General of Police. Police administration in Bengaluru is headed by a commissioner of police with the rank of Additional DGP. Mysuru, Mangaluru and Hubballi - Dharwad city are headed by an Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) while Belagavi is headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police ( DIG ). The Director General and Inspector General of Police ( DG&IGP ) is the head of the state 's police department, and under him are Additional Directors Generals of Police. Each Additional Director General of Police is in charge of a particular function : law and order, crime and technical services, administration, intelligence, the Karnataka State Reserve Police, recruitment and training. There are five Commissionarates. The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City has the rank of Additional Director General of Police, and the commissioners in Hubballi - Dharwad, Mysuru and Mangaluru have the rank of Inspector General of Police while the Belagavi commissioner has the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police. Six Inspectors General of Police are in charge of ranges, with several Inspectors General of Police in charge of specific functions. Each Range comprises three to six districts, and each district is headed by a Superintendent of Police. Ranges and districts Range Districts Southern Range, Mysuru Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagara Western Range, Mangaluru Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Chickmaglur, and Udupi Eastern Range, Davangere Chitradurga, Shivamogga, Haveri and Davangere Central Range, Bengaluru Tumkuru, Kolar, Bengaluru, Kolar Gold Fields, Chikkaballapura and Ramanagara Northern Range, Belagavi Belagavi, Vijapur, Dharwad, Bagalkot and Gadag North Eastern Range, Kalburgi Kalburgi, Bidar and Yadgiri Ballari Range, Ballari Ballari, Raichur, Koppal The police stations are the lowest units of the police department. There are 906 police stations, 230 circle offices, 91 SDPOs and 31 DPOs ( including railway police ). Police stations are headed by inspectors in towns and cities. There are two to four sub-inspectors in addition to assistant sub-inspectors, head constables and constables. Rural police stations are headed by a sub-inspector or two sub-inspectors covering law and order and crime, depending on the station 's importance. They are grouped into circles, comprising a sub-division. Sub-divisions are headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police and circles by Police Inspectors. Law and order This wing is headed by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order. State Intelligence Department The Intelligence Department is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by two Inspectors General of Police, one Deputy Inspector General of Police and four Superintendents of Police at headquarters. The five Superintendents of Police in the Intelligence Divisions are in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga and Belgaum, Bellary Crime and technical services wing This wing is headed by the Additional Director General of Police, Crime and Technical Services. It includes the Fingerprint Bureau, Forensic Scientific Laboratory, Police Computer Wing and State Crime Record Bureau. Reserve Police In the state, the police trace their origins to the former Mysore State Imperial Service. They consist of : A District Armed Reserve ( DAR ) for each district A City Armed Reserve ( CAR ) in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore and Hubli - Dharwad A Special Task Force ( STF ) The Karnataka Armed Reserve Mounted Police, headquartered in Mysore Coastal Security Police ( CSP ) Government Railway Police ( GRP ) The reserve police ( KSRP ) is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by an Inspector General and two Deputy Inspectors General of Police at headquarters. The Karnataka State Reserve Police consists of 12 battalions : four in Bangalore and one each in Mysore, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Shimoga, Shiggoan, Hasan and Tumakur Mounted Police In 1951 the horses in the maharaja 's bodyguard were used for the Karnataka Armed Reserve Mounted Police, headquartered in Mysuru. The stables, fields and office buildings date to the maharajas ' time. Mounted police are used for traffic duty, night patrol, officer training and the Mysuru Dasara. The force is made up of 90 horses and 150 officers and men. Mounted - police riders still practice tent pegging, and are also known for games, ceremonial parades and showmanship. Its riders have won a number of prizes in national and international equestrian competitions. The mounted police is headed by S.G. Mariba Shetti, who has won gold medals at the 1995 World Police Games in Australia ( 1995 ) and in 2001 in Indianapolis ( 2001 ) and has commanded the Dasara procession since 1977. Coastal Security Police The Coastal Security Police, established in 1999, is headed by an Inspector General of Police followed by a Superintendent of Police and other staff. The CSP has jurisdiction over Karnataka 's coastal waters from Talapady in Dakshina Kannada to Sadashivgad in Uttara Kannada, about 320 kilometres ( 200 mi ). Forest Cell The Forest Cell assists the Karnataka Forest Department with their operations. Training This wing is headed by the Director General of Police, Training, assisted by an Inspector General of Police ( Training ) and Deputy Inspector General of Police ( Training ). Karnataka has ten training institutions : Karnataka Police Academy ( Mysore ) Karnataka State Police Training School ( Channapatna ) Police Dr ( Bangalore ) Traffic Training Institute ( Bangalore ) Karnataka State Police Training Centre ( Gulbarga ) Special Branch Training Institute ( Bangalore ) Wireless Training Institute ( Bangalore ) Special units State - level units perform specialised police functions and assist civil - police units : Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ), Economic Offenses and Special Units : Headed by a Director General of Police, the unit oversees the Corps of Detectives, the Forest Cell, the Economic Offenses Unit and the Cyber Police Station. Directorate of Civil - Rights Enforcement : Headed by an Additional Director General of Police, Civil Rights Enforcement, and assisted by an Inspector General of Police, a Deputy Inspector General of Police and a Superintendent of Police at headquarters. the wing has six field units ( each headed by a Superintendent of Police ) at the police ranges in Bangalore, Mangalore, Davangere, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Mysore. The directorate monitors and investigates cases registered under the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, and is the watchdog of rights and benefits extended to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Communication, Logistic and Modernisation Wing : Headed by an Additional Director General of Police, the wing consists of a Police Wireless Unit and a Motor Transport Organisation ( both headed by a Superintendent of Police ). Planning & Modernisation : Headed by an Inspector General of police, Planning and Modernisation, the wing receives consolidation proposals for the police department and submits them to the government for approval. Police Housing & Welfare : Headed by an Inspector General of Police, Grievance Cell and Human Rights See also Police IT Bangalore City Police References Jump up ^ `` Karnataka State Police ''. Ksp.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karnataka Police. State agencies of Karnataka Public Sector Undertakings Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation ( KSRTC ) North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation ( NWKRTC ) Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation ( CESC Mysore ) Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited ( MESCOM ) Tourism Development Corporation ( KSTDC ) Karnataka Power Corporation ( KPCL ) Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation ( KPTCL ) Forest Department Karnataka Police Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Karnataka Public Works Department Income Tax Department Karnataka & Goa Board Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Autonomous Bodies Karnataka State Public Service Commission ( KSPSC ) Karnataka State Election Commission Nodal Agencies Bangalore Development Authority Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority Mangalore Urban Development Authority Mysore Urban Development Authority Law enforcement in India Cross civil service : Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Revenue Service Union Home Ministry Ministry of Home Affairs State Home Departments Bihar Home Department Tamil Nadu Home Department Uttar Pradesh Home Department West Bengal Home Department Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Andaman and Nicobar Police Border Security Force ( BSF ) Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF ) Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF ) Chandigarh Police Commando Battalion for Resolute Action ( COBRA ) Delhi Police Dadra and Nagar Haveli Police Daman and Diu Police Home Guard Indo - Tibetan Border Police ( ITBP ) Lakshadweep Police National Security Guard ( NSG ) Puducherry Police Railway Protection Force ( RPF ) Rapid Action Force ( RAF ) Special Protection Group ( SPG ) Central Intelligence Agencies Bureau of Police Research and Development ( BPR&D ) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ( DRI ) Intelligence Bureau ( IB ) Joint Intelligence Committee ( JIC ) Research and Analysis Wing ( R&AW ) National Technical Research Organisation Central Investigative Agencies Directorate General of Income Tax Investigation Investigation Division of the Central Board of Direct Taxes Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Central Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) Narcotics Control Bureau ( NCB ) National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) State police forces Andhra Pradesh Police Arunachal Pradesh Police Assam Police Bihar Police Chhattisgarh Police Goa Police Gujarat Police Haryana Police Himachal Pradesh Police Jammu and Kashmir Police Jharkhand Police Karnataka Police Kerala Police Madhya Pradesh Police Maharashtra Police Manipur Police Meghalaya Police Mizoram Police Nagaland Police Odisha Police Punjab Police Rajasthan Police Sikkim Police Tamil Nadu Police Telangana Police Tripura Police Uttar Pradesh Police Uttarakhand Police West Bengal Police Police Commissionerates North India Delhi Police East India Asansol -- Durgapur Police Commissionerate Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate Chandannagar Police Commissionerate Howrah Police Commissionerate Kolkata Police Siliguri Police Commissionerate Central India Bhubaneswar -- Cuttack Police Commissionerate West India Mumbai Police Nagpur Police Pune Police South India Andhra ( Vijayawada City Police Visakhapatnam City Police ) Karnataka ( Bangalore City Police ) Kerala ( Kochi Kollam Thrissur Thiruvananthapuram ) Tamilnadu ( Coimbatore City Police Chennai Metropolitan Police ) Telangana ( Hyderabad City Police Nizamabad Police ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karnataka_Police&oldid=856625522 '' Categories : Karnataka Police Hidden categories : EngvarB from May 2014 Use dmy dates from May 2014 Articles needing additional references from September 2015 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 August 2018, at 15 : 08 ( UTC ). 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Question: how many working police commissionerates are there in karnataka
Answer: five