Station house officer
A station house officer (SHO) is the officer in charge of a police station in India and Pakistan. The SHO holds the rank of inspector[1] or sub-inspector.[2] In India, the law permits a station house officer to conduct the investigation of crimes.[3] As of February 2019, there are 15,650 police stations in India.
Footnotes[]
- ^ "40 inspectors say no to station house officer’s post", The Times of India, 3 January 2014
- ^ Puducherry Police Manual
- ^ Vadackumchery, James (2000). Human rights friendly police : a myth or reality?. New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. p. 53. ISBN 9788176481502. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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- Law enforcement in Pakistan
- Law enforcement in India