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[[Image:Director General of Police.png|thumb|90px|Insignia of an Additional Director General of Police]]<br />
'''Additional Director General of Police''' ('''ADGP''') is an [[Indian Police Service]] rank. Though having the maximum possible 3-star police rank just like [[Director General of Police]], ADGP's are considered same to DGP's. The equivalent position or designation are [[Commissioner_of_Police#India|Commissioner of Police]] of some cities like [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]] , [[Rajasthan]] , [[Principal Secretary (India)|special or additional secretary]]. The [[insignia]] of an ADG is the [[State Emblem of India|national emblem]] over a crossed sword and baton. ADG-ranked officers wear [[Gorget patches]] on their collar, which have a dark blue background with an oak leaf pattern stitched on it, similar to IGs. ADGs are now posted as the zonal heads in various Indian states. The rank below it is [[Inspector General of Police]] and the rank above it is [[Special Director General of Police]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upsc.gov.in/|title=Welcome to UPSC &#124; UPSC|website=www.upsc.gov.in}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2022}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php/ |title=Sixth Central Pay Commission |access-date=2011-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613074203/http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php/ |website=Gov.in|archive-date=2009-06-13 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner of Police]]<br />
* [[Director General of Police]]<br />
* [[Dinesh_MN]]<br />
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