The document outlines the administrative structure and roles of the police in India. It describes the hierarchy from state and district levels down to police stations and cities. The main roles of the police are to prevent and solve crimes, arrest suspects, investigate incidents, and ensure law and order. The investigation process begins with a First Information Report filed at the local police station when a crime is reported.

1. By Kunal and Ilyas

2. Administrative Set up of The
Police
State
District Superintendent
Circles Deputy Superintendent
Thanas or Police Station Inspector of Police
The bigger cities have commissioners, assistant
commissioners and deputy commissioners.

3. The Role Of The Police
 The police work together with the
judiciary to maintain order in society.
 The police investigate the crime and
arrest the person they suspect.
 They the have to carry out the ruling of
the judiciary.

4. The main activities performed by the
police:
 Preventing crime
 Solving crime
 Arresting the person they suspect carried out the
crime
 Investigating and filing charge sheets
 Ensuring that law and order prevails
 Controlling riots and protests
 Regulating traffic

5. The process of investigation
 Each police station covers a specific
area and any crime committed has to be
reported to the police station concerned.
 An FIR must be filed by an officer at the
police station on receiving information
about the crime.
 The team of investigators then arrive at
the scene of the crime and try to find the
criminal involved in the case.

6. Example
 During the Mumbai terror attack in 2008,
as soon as the police got to know of this,
they blocked roads, checked cars, and
also tried to catch the terrorists.