Overview
The Odisha Police is the law enforcement agency of the Indian state of Odisha. Headquartered in Cuttack, it Police is headed by a Director General of Police and falls under the purview of the Home Department of the Government of Odisha. It has a sanctioned personnel strength of 72,145, with one-third of its sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of constable, sub-inspector, and deputy superintendent of police being allocated to women.