Sources in the city police said most policemen here have to work extra hours for several days at a stretch during festivals. Almost every police station in the state is facing manpower shortage, the officer said. When the Guwahati police commissionerate was formed in 2015, it had a 25 per cent shortage of manpower. We hope the force shortage will be solved very soon," he added. Panbazar police station, which is one of the busiest in the city, has 24 constables against its requirement of about 60.

Source: The Telegraph April 25, 2017 22:00 UTC