Editing Police (section)

====India====
[[File:Gcp patrol car.jpg|thumb|[[Greater Chennai Police]] officers patrolling in a police car in [[Chennai]], [[India]]]]
 
Under the [[Mughal Empire]], provincial governors called [[subahdar]]s (or nazims), as well as officials known as [[faujdar]]s and thanadars were tasked with keeping law and order. [[Kotwal]]s were responsible for public order in urban areas. In addition, officials called amils, whose primary duties were tax collection, occasionally dealt with rebels. The system evolved under growing British influence that eventually culminated in the establishment of the [[British Raj]]. In 1770, the offices of faujdar and amil were abolished. They were brought back in 1774 by [[Warren Hastings]], the first [[Governor-General of Bengal|Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal)]]. In 1791, the first permanent police force was established by [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]], the [[Commander-in-Chief, India|Commander-in-Chief of British India]] and Governor of the Presidency of Fort William.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://testbook.com/ias-preparation/police-under-british-india|title=Police Under British India: History, Administration, And Reforms!|website=Testbook}}</ref>

A single police force was established after the formation of the British Raj with the [[Government of India Act 1858]]. A uniform police bureaucracy was formed under the Police Act 1861, which established the Superior Police Services. This later evolved into the [[Indian Imperial Police]], which kept order until the [[Partition of India]] and independence in 1947. In 1948, the Indian Imperial Police was replaced by the [[Indian Police Service]].

In modern [[India]], the police are under the control of respective [[States and union territories of India|States and union territories]] and are known to be under [[State Police Services (India)|State Police Services]] (SPS). The candidates selected for the SPS are usually posted as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police]] or [[Assistant Commissioner of Police]] once their probationary period ends. On prescribed satisfactory service in the SPS, the officers are nominated to the [[Indian Police Service]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.spiritofchennai.com/careerguide/ps.htm| title = Police Service<!-- Bot generated title -->| access-date = 17 February 2015| archive-date = 9 August 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180809060448/http://www.spiritofchennai.com/careerguide/ps.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref> The service color is usually dark blue and red, while the uniform color is ''Khaki''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/open-space/Why-is-the-colour-of-the-Indian-police-uniform-khaki/articleshow/1719969.cms|title=Why is the colour of the Indian police uniform khaki?|access-date=2010-05-11 | work=The Times of India|date=3 March 2007}}</ref>