Barrackpore Police Commissionerate

Barrackpore Police Commissionerate
ব্যারাকপুর পুলিশ কমিশনারেট
Common name Barrackpore City Police
ব্যারাকপুর শহর পুলিশ
Abbreviation BKPC / BPC
Motto Courage Care Commitment
Agency overview
Formed January 20, 2012
Employees Commissioner of Police /Deputy commissioners
Additional Deputy Commissioners
Assistant Commissioners
Police Inspectors
Sub Inspectors
Assistant Sub Inspectors
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Roughly Barrackpore subdivision, IN
Size 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population est. 4,40,00,00
Governing body Government of West Bengal
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters Barrackpore, West Bengal, India

Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency West Bengal Police
Facilities
Stations 15
Website
Official Website

Barrackpore Police Commissionerate or Barrackpore City Police, established on 20 January 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the Barrackpore subdivision, and is located within the northern part of Kolkata metropolitan area.[1] The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and is under the administrative control of Home Ministry of West Bengal. It was formed after bifurcation of the North 24 Parganas Police District, and has 12 police stations under its jurisdiction. Sanjoy Mukherjee was appointed as the first Commissioner of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate.[2]

Structure and jurisdiction

The Barrackpore police commissioner's office on Barrackpore Trunk road.

The police commissionerate is situated at Barrackpore, and is divided into two divisions – Barrackpore and Belghoria.[3] The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 297 square kilometres (115 sq mi) area with 12 police stations under it.[3] The commissionerate is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service officer in the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The commissioner is assisted by a joint commissioner. There are two deputy commissioners for the two divisions.[3] Other departments, including the detective department and the traffic wing are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of deputy superintendent of police.[3] The police stations are headed by an Inspector.

Police stations[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate & Barrackpore Police Commissionerate". West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012" (PDF). West Bengal Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Force for northern fringes". The Telegraph. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal Police". policewb.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
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