Delhi Police is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi .
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22 Facts About Delhi Police
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Delhi Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
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Delhi Police has its origin in a small security force, established in 1854, under the assistant of British Resident to the Mughal Imperial Courts.
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In 1978, the Delhi Police Act was passed and the Commissioner System was introduced with effect from 1 July 1978.
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Delhi Police, which had one Inspector General until January 1980s, now has 12 officers with ranks senior to IGPs.
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New Headquarters of Delhi Police is located at Jai Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi.
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Delhi Police is divided into twelve branches under the Commissioner of Delhi Police or CP.
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Delhi Police is responsible for the registration of foreigners in the Delhi Police region.
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Delhi Police is the capital of India and is the centre of wide range of political, cultural, social and economic activities.
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The Delhi police has to play a number of roles so far maintenance of law and order is concerned.
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Delhi Police is considered to have the most advanced administrative system in India.
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Traffic control is very important in order to avoid accidents and the Delhi police has taken several measures to control the traffic.
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Delhi Police is expected to play the Terror threat card to get the extra 2250 police personnel, citing Ministry of Home Affairs, Intelligence Bureau, and Delhi police's special bureau threat assessments.
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Delhi Police has Helpline numbers through which people can seek help without going to the police station in person.
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Delhi Police has launched the facility of registering Online FIR from February 2014.
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At various times, Delhi Police has been found to be harsher on criminals which has caused it to get warnings from the Supreme Court of India and Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Delhi Police has often been reported as one of the most corrupt police forces in the country, with the highest number of complaints in the Indian Police Services being registered against its personnel.
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In December 2019, Delhi Police entered the Jamia Millia Islamia campus and fired tear gas cannons in confined spaces including the library and lathi-charged students to disperse the protests against the Citizenship Act.
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In February 2020, the U S Commission on International Religious Freedom said that Delhi Police failed to stop violent attacks against Muslims during 2020 communal riots.
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In September 2020, a member of the CPI politburo Brinda Karat said that Delhi Police has filed a "cheatsheet" instead of a chargesheet in the case of Delhi communal violence that took place in February 2020.
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The committee said that Delhi Police showed lack of professionalism and colluded with the ruling BJP against anti-CAA protesters.
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