Police Force Was “Organised in 1870”
Under the fourth article of the agreement executed by the late Nawab in 1870, a police force was organized. Up to 1880, there were two classes of police: sixty state police and thirty-two jail police. Both were under the control of the Karbhari, the magistrates, and the head constable. In 1880, the two sections of the police were joined into one, the strength reduced from ninety-two to eighty-four, and the whole force was drilled and placed under the charge of the Assistant Political Agent. The Raigad District Police Force, then known as the Colaba District Police Force, came into existence in the year 1885. Now, the Raigad District Police Force contains 28 police stations representing 15 revenue tehsil talukas.
