Meghalaya Police

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Meghalaya Police
Emblem of the Meghalaya Police
Abbreviation	MLP
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Meghalaya, IN
Map of Meghalaya Police Department's jurisdiction
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Shillong, Meghalaya
Agency executive	R. Chandranathan, IPS[1], Director General of Police, Meghalaya Police
Website
megpolice.gov.in

The Meghalaya Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Meghalaya in India. It was part of the Assam Police until 1972 when the separate State of Meghalaya was created.

Organizational structure[]

The Meghalaya Police is headed by the Director General of Police (DGP) presently Shri R. Chandranathan, IPS (RR:1986)

The Total Sanctioned Strength of Meghalaya Police is 12,911 personnel, with an actual strength of 10,956. All serve in various positions. The headquarters of the Meghalaya Police is located on the Secretariat Hill, Shillong.

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