New Delhi, February 20 (KMS): The representation of Muslims among India’s top police leadership, including Directors-General of Police (DGPs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), and Superintendents of Police (SPs), remains strikingly low across the country.
According to Global Mirror, these findings are highlighted in the new book titled ‘At the Bottom of the Ladder: State of the Indian Muslims’ by Mohammed Abdul Mannan. The book quantifies Muslim presence in 150 key organisations, including Indian ministries, departments, and other organisations.
The data shows that, until now, there have been only 27 Muslims among 1,001 DGPs India-wide, accounting for just 2.69%. Alarmingly, nine Indian states, including Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, have never had a Muslim DGP. In union territories like, Puducherry and Lakshadweep, only two Muslims have served as police chiefs out of 38 and 24, respectively.
According to Global Mirror, these findings are highlighted in the new book titled ‘At the Bottom of the Ladder: State of the Indian Muslims’ by Mohammed Abdul Mannan. The book quantifies Muslim presence in 150 key organisations, including Indian ministries, departments, and other organisations.
The data shows that, until now, there have been only 27 Muslims among 1,001 DGPs India-wide, accounting for just 2.69%. Alarmingly, nine Indian states, including Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, have never had a Muslim DGP. In union territories like, Puducherry and Lakshadweep, only two Muslims have served as police chiefs out of 38 and 24, respectively.