IN PHOTOS: Maharashtra Governor attends State Police Day Raising function

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Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the event in State Reserve Police Force Ground in Goregaon, on Thursday.

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Governor Radhakrishnan with Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla at the function

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DGP Shukla felicitates Governor Radhakrishnan

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In a post on X, the Maharashtra Governor wrote, "Delighted to attend the Maharashtra Police Raising Day function organised by Maharashtra Police at the State Reserve Police Force Ground today at Goregaon,  Mumbai"

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Governor accepted the salute presented by the marching columns of the State Police

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The families of the police personnel at the function

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The function was also attended by a large number of senior officers as well as retired personnel

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The Maharashtra Police Foundation Day is celebrated on 2 January to commemorate the presentation of the State Police Flag by then Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru to Maharashtra Police on 2 January 1961

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Maharashtra has one of the largest police forces in the country

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The state has adopted the commissionerate system for policing its large cities

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 The State has 10 Commissionerates and 36 district police units. Vivek Phansalkar is the Mumbai Police Commissioner

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The motto of Maharashtra Police is 'Protecting the righteous while annihilating the evil'