The Meghalaya Police is the law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency

In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...

 for the state of Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

 in India.

Organizational structure

Meghalaya Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Meghalaya

Government of Meghalaya

The Government of Meghalaya also known as the State Government of Meghalaya, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Meghalaya and its 7 districts...

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The Meghalaya Police is headed by Director General of Police

Director General of Police

In India the director general of police or inspector general of police is a three-star rank and the highest ranking police officer in Indian States & Union Territories. All DGPs/IGPs are Indian Police Service officers. The DGP/IGP is usually the head of the state police force in every Indian state...

(DGP) presently Mr.Prem Singh (IPS)

The Total Strength of Meghalaya Police is 10,568 persons serving in various positions .The Head quarter of Meghalaya police is in secretariat hill,Shillong