II. Addl.DG of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Crime Branch, Odisha, Cuttack:
He is responsible for monitoring of the crime scenario in the entire state, especially for effective investigation and prosecution of all cases, excepting cases relating to atrocities against women and SCs/STs.
Crime Branch also takes up investigation of sensational and complicated cases as well as cases having inter-state ramifications which require specialized investigation.
Crime Branch is the nodal agency for coordination with judiciary, prosecution and other national investigating agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation, Narcotic Control Bureau etc.
Addl.DG of Police, Crime Branch exercises control over IG of Police, Railways, Odisha, who looks after the functioning of the Railway police in the state, Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, who provides forensic and other scientific aids to investigation and Director, State Crime Record Bureau, who is in-charge of computerization of police records and is the nodal agency for coordinating with the National Crime Record Bureau.
III. Director-cum-Spl.DG of Police, Human Rights Protection Cell, Odisha, Cuttack:
State Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) is a specialized organization to monitor crimes against women and SCs/STs. It specifically monitors cases of dowry and non dowry torture, dowry homicide, dowry suicide, atrocities against SCs/STs and violation of Protection of Civil Rights Act. It also takes up investigation of complicated and sensational dowry/ atrocity related cases and cases of custodial death/rape etc. This organization also monitors allegations of human rights violation in the state and is the nodal agency for coordinating with Odisha State Human Rights Commission and National Human Rights Commission. A family counseling centre also functions under State Human Rights Protection Cell.
IV. Addl.DG of Police, State Armed Police, Odisha, Bhubaneswar :
He looks after effective functioning of all Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) Battalions and maintenance of discipline, morale and welfare of the OSAP. Odisha Police has 8 (eight) Battallions of OSAP and one India Reserve Battalion.
V. Addl. D.G. of Police, Training, Odisha, Bhubaneswar:
He looks after the entire training activities of the police force of the State. Odisha Police has the following training institutions.
(a) Biju Patnaik State Police Academy, Bhubaneswar, headed by the DirectorcumIG of Police, Training.
(b) Police Training College, Angul, headed by an Addl.DG of Police as Principal.
(c ) Traffic Training Institute, Bhubaneswar, headed by the Principal in the rank of Commandant/ Supdt. of Police.
(d) Police Training School, Nayagarh, headed by the Principal, in the rank of Dy.Commandant.
(e) Police Training School, Hatibari, headed by an officer of the rank of Asst. Commdt.
(f) Armed Police Training College (APTC), 2nd Bn., Jharsuguda, headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Commandant.
VI. Spl.DG of Police, Technical, Odisha, Cuttack:
The working of technical branches of the police i.e. Signals and the Police Motor Transport is overseen by the IGP, Technical.
Besides, there are 34 Police districts including 30 Revenue districts, 2 Railway Police Districts and 2 Police Districts (Berhampur and Rourkela). Each police district is headed by a Supdt. of Police. There are 8 police ranges in the State headed by Range DIsG who supervise the functioning of the District SsP in their respective ranges. Besides, IG of Police, Railways, looks after the functioning of the Supdts. of Railway Police, Rourkela and Cuttack. Besides, each armed police battalion is headed by an officer in the rank of Commandant.
There are 464 Police Stations, including 6 Mahila P.Ss, 5 Energy Police Stations and 14 Govt. Railway Police Stations, 89 Police Circles and 35 Police Sub-divisions in Odisha.
Duties to be Performed to Achieve the Mission:
(a) Prompt and effective investigation of crime
(b) Smooth maintenance of law and order
(c ) Security of VIPs and Institutional/Vital Installations security.
(d) Smooth management of traffic
(e) Collection of reliable intelligence
(f) Providing services to the people in distress with special emphasis on women, children, SCs/STs, minorities and depressed sections of the society.
(g) Training and modernization of State Police Force.
[ : Information available in this manual was last accses on 06/10/2022 ]
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