HAND WRITING BUREAU

 1. Hand Writing Bureau, stationed at Bhubaneswar, examines the hand written documents and gives expert opinions. Such handwritten documents relate to departmental and criminal proceedings, forgery and various other crimes. In the year 2006, the 17,122 documents, relating to 196 cases, were examined and the opinion given.

2. PHOTO BUREAU :

    The Photo Bureau, situated at Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar, prepared 2459 photo copies in 281 cases, all relating to finger print matters. In another 155 cases, the 15,692 photos were prepared. The 1147 Photo copies of 264 absconded persons are prepared and sent  for wide publicity through Electronic Media and Mass Communication. Photo Bureau Videographed the 149 incidents of law and order.    It checked at 22 places the media persons and their equipments during the visits of VIPs and VVIPs. The 84 Officers were trained and photo identity cards of 10 employees were prepared.

3 Dog Squad :

    The Dog squad has been serving Orissa Police since 1961 for investigation of crimes by the Crime Branch. During the year 2006, the Dogs were engaged in 617 cases. Out of which in 272 cases, the clues of investigation were detected by them.

 4. SIGNALS :

      Signal establishment is the nerve centre  of the Police Organization. Quick flow of information is ensured by the Signals. Five High Frequency Radio Telephonic Stations were installed in maintenance of law and order to curb P.W.G./ M.C.C. activities. 23 static and   36 mobile V.H.F.  sets were installed in  various Police Station vehicles and P.C.R vehicles in the state. 27 H.F./ V.H.F. Stations were  installed temporarily  for control of devastated  flood situation in the affected areas of the State.

      Apart from above, 2680 static/mobile V.H.F. Sets and 2389 Walkie Talkie   Sets were deployed during the law and order arrangements made for the festive occasions, V.I.P visits/ by-elections and meeting places. The age-old pigeons service, for the purpose of communication, has been discontinued. The Pigeons Lofts have been closed except as a museum. The Police Signal technology has received a quantum jump by   introduction of the Satellite communication ( V-SAT & MART) in the Police District Headquarters and 24 nos. of V-SAT points has been established in 23 different spots.