Nagaland Police Explained

Agencyname:	Nagaland Police
Motto:	Security, Service, Sacrifice
Country:	India
Divtype:	Indian stateState
Divname:	Nagaland
Map:	IN-NL.svg
Sizearea:	16579km2
Sizepopulation:	1.9 million
Governingbody:	Nagaland Home Department
Police:	yes
Headquarters:	Nagaland Police Headquarters, Police Reserve Hill, Kohima, Nagaland
Sworn:	28,113^[1]
Electeetype:	Director General of Police
Minister1name:	Rupin Sharma, IPS
Stations:	88
Website:	Nagaland Police

The Nagaland Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Nagaland. The headquarters of the Nagaland Police is located at Nagaland Police Headquarters in Police Reserve Hill, Kohima. It is headed by the Director General of Police.^[2]

Organisational structure

Nagaland Police comes under the direct control of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Nagaland.The Nagaland Police is headed by a Director General of Police (DGP),^[3] the incumbent (from 2018) being Shri TJ Longkümer, IPS.^[4]

The organisational structure of the Nagaland Police includes:

• NAP (Nagaland Armed Police) Battalions
• District Executive Force (DEF)^[5]
• Nagaland Police Telecommunication Org. (NPTO)^[6]
• Nagaland Armed Police Training Centre (NAPTC)^[7]
• Police Training School (PTS)^[8]
• Intelligence Branch^[9]
• Crime Branch (In the Police Headquarters and in every district)
• Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nagaland only state in India with surplus police personnel: Report. 9 January 2021. The Morung Express. 29 September 2022.
2. Web site: BRIEF NOTES ON NAGALAND STATE POLICE. 17 August 2022. Nagaland GK. 29 September 2022.
3. Web site: Nagaland Police . 9 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110822230411/http://nagapol.gov.in/ . 22 August 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Nagaland Police - IPS Officers . police.nagaland.gov.in . 13 February 2021.
5. Web site: History of NAP Battalions. nagapol.gov.in. 13 January 2021. dead. https://archive.today/20121219044201/http://nagapol.gov.in/battalions_np.htm. 19 December 2012.
6. Web site: Nagaland Police Tele-communication Organisation (NPTO). nagapol.gov.in. 13 January 2021. dead. https://archive.today/20121218172820/http://nagapol.gov.in/npto_hist.htm. 18 December 2012.
7. Web site: History of NAPTC. nagapol.gov.in. 25 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111228063745/http://nagapol.gov.in/naptc_hist.htm. 28 December 2011. dead. dmy-all.
8. Web site: History of PTS. nagapol.gov.in. 13 January 2021. dead. https://archive.today/20121218162743/http://nagapol.gov.in/pts_hist.htm. 18 December 2012.
9. Web site: History of Intelligence Branch. nagapol.gov.in. 13 January 2021. dead. https://archive.today/20121219000716/http://nagapol.gov.in/int_hist.htm. 19 December 2012.