Police Officer

Pay for the Commissioner of Police is Re 80,000, Special commissioner of police 67,000-79,000. ACP gets in the range of 37,400-67, 000 and grade pay. In the lower echelons of police Working conditions and pay are poor and Opportunities for promotion are limited because of the system of horizontal entry into higher grades.

Shivarudrappa H.T. Sangliana – The Iconic Policeman and Politician

Dr. H.T. Sangliana held positions in all possible departments in the police force and he was a decorated police officer known for his honesty and upright nature. He is known for booking a case on his wife because she used his official car for grocery shopping. Besides his participation in high profile and sensitive situations, he is also known for solving the tricky Khalilee disappearance case. He was the key figure in the apprehension of Abdul Kareem Telgi in the Telgi Fake Stamp Paper case. He is a veteran from the 1972 Indo-Pak war and handled the sensitive issues in the North Eastern regions during his tenure in the SSB Battalion. He retired from the post of Director General of police after having served as the Commissioner of Bangalore Police.

Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service officer. Bedi joined the police service in 1972 and became the first woman officer in the IPS.