Northeast has three of India's Top 10 police stations with Manipur securing the top spot, besides Arunachal Pradesh at third and Sikkim at seventh, according to the 2020 rankings announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday.

The police stations were selected on the basis of their performances, including the manner in which their personnel dealt with crime against women and weaker sections of society and also property disputes, officials added.

According to the police officials, the Nongpok Sekmai in Thoubal district of Manipur secured the first position, Kharsang police station in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh the third and Pakyong police station in Skkim's East District bagged the seven position.

Police officials in Imphal and Itanagar said they are successful in dealing with most of the missing person reports -- unidentified found person and unidentified bodies.

The others in the list are: Tamil Nadu (2nd), Chhattisgarh (4th), Goa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Uttar Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Telangana among the ten.

They have secured the position among 750 police stations initially selected from all the states and Union Territories.

An official statement on Thursday said that the list was compiled on the basis of a survey conducted under challenging circumstances by the Home Ministry.

The Union Home Ministry took this step following the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Directors General of Police during the 2015 police conference at Kutch in Gujarat.

The Prime Minister had directed that parameters should be laid down for grading police stations and assessing their performance based on various feedbacks.

The statement further said that the annual ranking of police stations recognises the hard work of police personnel, encourages police forces and also provides feedback on many aspects of policing in the country for future guidance.

"It also provides a picture of the state of physical infrastructure, resources and deficiencies at the level of police stations.

(IANS)