What is the full form of DSP, ASP, SP, CI and SI?
Answer:
The terms mentioned in the questions are related to the police force and the full form terms are
DSP – Deputy Superintendent of Police
DSP is a police officer’s grade at the Indian police force. DSP is a representative of the state police who directs the state police officers. The rank symbol for this officer is a national symbol on the strap of the shoulder, above one star.
ASP – Assistant Superintendent of Police
All Indian Police Service (IPS) officers start their career as Assistant Superintendent of Police(ASP). Assistant Superintendent of Police is a probationary rank (till the second year of the career of an IPS officer) and is worn by officers when under training.
SP – Superintendent of Police
Superintendent of Police (S.P.) are the officers of either the Indian Police Service (IPS) or State Police Service. In districts where a Senior Superintendent is the head, the Superintendent of Police (S.P.) is the head of a wide urban or rural area within a district. A wide urban or rural area in a smaller district is headed by the Superintendent of Police (S.P.).
CI – Circle inspector
A traffic district is divided into circles in the traffic department and circle into a zone. The Inspector heads the Circle and is known as the Circle Inspector, whereas the Zone was originally headed by SI or ASI and the officer is named as Zonal Officer.
SI – Sub-inspector of police
A sub-inspector ranks above an assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) and below an inspector. S.I. is usually the first investigating officer. He is generally in command of few police personnel.