Jammu and Kashmir Police

Jammu and Kashmir Police
Jammu and Kashmir Police
	Patch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police
	Logo of the Jammu and Kashmir Police
Common name	JK Police
Abbreviation	JKP
Motto	A Saga of Sacrifice and Courage
Agency overview
Formed	1873
Employees	83,000 (Uniformed)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Jammu and Kashmir, India
	Map of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's jurisdiction (lighter shade denotes claimed but not controlled areas)
Size	85,806 square miles (222,240 km2)
Population	12,548,926
Legal jurisdiction	Jammu and Kashmir
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Peer Bagh, Srinagar (May–October) ; Gulshan Ground, Jammu (November–April)
Elected officer responsible	Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs;
Agency executive	Rashmi Ranjan Swain, IPS, Director General of Police;
Parent agency	Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Units	List Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police ; Jammu & Kashmir Traffic Police ; Crime Branch, J&K Police ; Jammu & Kashmir Railway Police ; Special Operations Group ; Technical Wing ; Security Wing ; CID Wing ; Counter-Intelligence Wing ; Civil Defense, Home Guard & SDRF ;
Districts	List Jammu ; Kathua ; Samba ; Udhampur ; Reasi ; Rajouri ; Poonch ; Doda ; Ramban ; Kishtwar ; Srinagar ; Anantnag ; Kulgam ; Pulwama ; Awantipora ; Shopian ; Budgam ; Ganderbal ; Bandipora ; Baramulla ; Sopore ; Kupwara ; Handwara ;
Notables
Significant operation	Law Enforcement;
Website
	www.JKPolice.gov.in

The Jammu and Kashmir Police or JKP is the law enforcement agency of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir of disputed Kashmir region. JKP was established in 1873 and has primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

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