# Indore Police

Indore Police is the law enforcement agency for Indore, which is under the jurisdiction and command of Madhya Pradesh Police. MP Police (District Indore) serves a region of three million people.
A police commissioner system has been implemented from December 2021 with IG as commissioner.

## List of superintendents of police

| S.no. | Name | Start | End |
| 1 | B.B. Mane Patil | 21 February 1955 | 21 May 1962 |
| 2 | K. K. Dave | 19 June 1962 | 24 February 1964 |
| 3 | Shri M. K. Pateria | 25 February 1964 | 2 September 1964 |
| 4 | S. P. Mishra | 3 September 1965 | 21 October 1967 |
| 5 | C. S. Kadam | 22 October 1967 | 17 September 1969 |
| 6 | M. Natarajan | 3 November 1969 | 12 September 1972 |
| 7 | V.K. Dharkar | 26 September 1972 | 18 May 1973 |
| 8 | Surjeet Singh | 19 May 1973 | 24 April 1977 |
| 9 | R.L.S. Yadav | 1 May 1977 | 7 November 1981 |
| 10 | V.K. Dharkar | 20 June 1980 | 7 November 1981 |
| 11 | R.L. Verma | 19 January 1984 | 21 May 1986 |
| 12 | Pannalal | 1 June 1986 | 22 May 1987 |
| 13 | V.S. Choubey | 23 May 1987 | 10 March 1988 |
| 14 | S.K. Rout | 11 March 1988 | 17 October 1989 |
| 15 | S.S. Shukla | 18 October 1989 | 14 September 1990 |
| 16 | A.K. Dhasmana | 15 September 1990 | 31 July 1993 |
| 17 | Rustam Singh | 31 July 1993 | 24 June 1996 |
| 18 | D.S. Sengar | 24 June 1996 | 19 June 2000 |
| 19 | B.B.S. Thakur | 19 June 2000 | 7 May 2003 |
| 20 | V. Madhu Kumar | 7 May 2003 | 24 August 2004 |
| 21 | Adarsh Katiyar | 24 August 2004 | 15 July 2006 |
| 22 | Anshuman Yadav | 15 July 2006 | 14 June 2008 |
| 23 | R.K. Chaudhary | 14 June 2008 | 25 October 2008 |
| 24 | Sanjeev Shami | 25 October 2008 | 25 June 2009 |

### List of senior superintendents of police

| S.no. | Name | Start | End |
| 1 | V.K. Maheshwari | 25 June 2009 | 1 January 2010 |
| 2 | D. Shriniwas Rao | 2 January 2010 | 19 August 2011 |
| 3 | A. SAI Manohar | 19 August 2011 | 28 July 2012 |

### List of deputy inspectors general of police

| S.no. | Name | Start | End |
| 1 | A. SAI Manohar | 28 July 2012 | 8 January 2013 |
| 2 | Rakesh Gupta | 17 January 2013 | 20 May 2015 |
| 3 | Santosh kumar Singh | 20 May 2015 | 5 December 2016 |
| 4 | Harinarayana Chari Mishra | 5 December 2016 | 12 February 2019 |
| 5 | Ruchivardhan Mishra | 12 February 2019 | 29 March 2020 |
| 6 | Harinarayana Chari Mishra | 29 March 2020 | 4 February 2021 |
| 7 | Manish Kapuriya | 5 February 2021 | 9 December 2021 |

### List of commissioners of police

| S.no. | Name | Start | End |
| 1 | Harinarayana Chari Mishra | 9 December 2021 | |

## History
### Early years (1870-1910)

Indore city was divided into sub-divisions for police control. Each division was headed by a daroga, and all the darogas used to follow the instructions of the city faujdaar. The men that held post at various police stations were in fact soldiers, usually privates (Persian: sepoys, commonly referred to as jawans). In 1872, a renovation project prepared by Sir T. Madhava Rao handed over the services of all sepoys, cavalry, and senior officials from the military to the judicial cabinet. That administration reform created a clear demarcation between the police and the military.
In 1886, the population of Indore city was about 75,400, which included 864 sepoys (a ratio of 1 jawan per 87 people). Col. Thakur, the first Inspector General of the Indore police, directed his officers to refer to the rules and regulations as framed by the British rulers of India. However, this system was abolished on October 6, 1896, and around 500 jawans were shifted to the police department.
The total annual expense of the state at that time was ₹52,250. This was due to the death of most of the police jawans in the 1903 epidemic and the general public not being ready to be recruited. In 1907, the police administration was once again divided to improve the control of the city, and all of the police chowkis got connected by telephone lines.