India, Dec. 29 -- Faridabad and Nuh account for the highest number of vacant posts in the Haryana Police, highlighting acute staffing shortages in districts that also face heavy population pressure and complex law-and-order challenges, according to data tabled in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

According to a reply submitted by the state government to a starred question in the Assembly, the Haryana Police has a sanctioned strength of 84,765 posts, of which 25,631 remain vacant, amounting to nearly 30% of the total force. Of these vacancies, 23,189 are in uniformed cadres and 2,442 are in non-uniformed staff, the data shows.

District-wise figures indicate that Gurugram, Faridabad and Nuh are among the worst affected. Gurugram has 774 vacancies...