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4 unusual facts about Indian Police Service


Balbir Singh Kullar

He became the Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1981, became an Indian Police Service officer in 1987.

Diya Aur Baati Hum

Diya Aur Baati Hum is the story of Sandhya's struggles, as she dreams of becoming an Indian Police Service officer.

Rajasthan Police

Sub-Inspectors, 8867 Head Constables and 52837 Constables and about 700 Indian Police Service (IPS) and Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officers.

Shiv Kumar Patel

He was shot along with several gang members in a fight with members of the Indian Police Force.


Additional superintendent of police

Additional Superintendent of Police or Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl. S.P. or Addl.D.C.P.) is still in use in India where the officer holding this rank can be from Indian Police Service or from Indian States Police Services like West Bengal police Service(W.B.P.S.) , Odisha Police Service(O.P.S.) , Maharashtra Police Service(M.P.S.) etc.

Indian Police Service Limited Competitive Examination

To face the shortage of Indian Police Service officers in India as a result the high attrition in the Indian Police Service, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed the formation of Indian Police Service Limited Competitive Examination to be conducted by UPSC.


see also

Aftab Khan

Aftab Ahmed Khan (born 1945), Indian Police Service officer whose 1992 shootout with seven gangsters, from Mumbai organized crime syndicates, gained him celebrity status and enabled 1998 run for seat in Mumbai North-west constituency