Gujarat Police Logo

The Gujarat Police Department was formed on May 1, 1960, after the separation of Gujarat from the Greater Mumbai Police organization.

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Origins

The Gujarat Police Department was formed on May 1, 1960, after the separation of the state of Gujarat from Greater Mumbai.
Before this, Gujarat was part of the Bombay State Police.
The first capital of Gujarat and the base for the new police force was Ahmedabad. The capital and police headquarters later moved to Gandhinagar in 1970.

Structure and Expansion

After its formation in 1960, the department expanded over the decades to currently have around 196,000 police personnel.
It is divided into various branches, ranges, districts, and local police stations.
Specialist branches include crime, anti-terrorism, intelligence, railways police, and marine police among others.

Developments

Key developments include cracking high-profile cases, receiving the President’s Colours Award in 2019, and establishing heritage police stations.
Controversies have included allegations of human rights violations during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Recent priorities include coastal security, counterterrorism, maintaining law and order as the population grows, and upgrading technology/infrastructure

Design

The current Gujarat Police logo contains multiple shapes including 33 squares, 9 stars, and 87 circles.
It uses 5 different colors including navy, yellow, silver, olive, dark slate blue, bright yellow, steel, drab, and cloudy blue.

Symbolism

The logo includes symbols representing service, security, and peace (likely referring to the department’s motto “Service Security Peace”).
The multiple interlocking shapes may symbolize unity, interconnectedness, strength and cooperation within the police force.

Gujarat police logo Colors

The logo uses around 5 colors including navy, yellow, silver, olive, dark slate blue, bright yellow, steel, drab, and cloudy blue. These may tie to the colors of the Indian flag.

Link to State Identity

As a state police force, the logo may incorporate local Gujarat imagery. However, the search results did not confirm any links to specific state symbols

Other Details

In December 2019, the Gujarat Police became the seventh state police department to receive the prestigious President’s Colours award.
There are over 196,000 police personnel serving a population of 60+ million people across Gujarat.
The department is headed by a Director General of Police (DGP) and includes various branches and administrative structures