Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate

Bidhannagar City Police
বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ
Common name Bidhannagar City Police
বিধাননগর শহর পুলিশ
Abbreviation BDNCP
Motto Courage Care Commitment
Agency overview
Formed 20 January, 2012
Employees Commissioner of Police
Deputy commissioners
Additional Deputy Commissioners
Police Inspectors
Sub Inspectors
Assistant Sub Inspectors
Senior Constables
Junior Constables
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Bidhan Nagar & New Town area, IN
Size 148.77 km2 (57.44 sq mi)
Population 15 Lakh
Legal jurisdiction Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation ; New Town,Kolkata (WBHIDCO Area) & Bidhannagar Constituency Area.
Governing body Government of West Bengal
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters Bidhannagar Police Headquarters, Sec-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 106

Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency West Bengal Police
Facilities
Stations 11 (Police Stations);
9 (Traffic Guards);
2 (Women PS);
1 (Cyber Crime PS)
Website
www.bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in

Bidhannagar City Police (Bengali:বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ ), established on 20 January 2012, is a police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Bidhannagar Kolkata(Saltlake,Lake Town,Kestopur,Baguiati,Rajarhat-Newtown,Airport Area,Inside of NSCBI Airport.)[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 eleven police stations under its jurisdiction.Shri Gyanbant Singh has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Bidhannagar City Police.Shri Rajiv Kumar who is the present commissioner of Kolkata Police was the first commissioner of Bidhan Nagar City Police[2]

Structure and jurisdiction

The Police commissionerate is situated at Bidhannagar, and is divided into two divisions-

Bidhannagar Division

Airport Division.[3]

The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 148. 77 km2 area with 11 Police Stations ; 9 Traffic Guards ; 2 Women Police Stations and 1 Cyber Crime Police Station under it.[3] As like Kolkata Traffic Police, Only Bidhan Nagar City Traffic Police has traffic guards offices headed by an Officer-In-Charge in West Bengal.The Bidhan Nagar City Police is headed by the Commissioner of Police,Shri Gyanbant Singh 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 additional deputy commissioners for the two divisions.[3] Other departments, including the detective department and the special branch wing are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of additional superintendent of police.[3] The police stations are headed by an Officer-In-Charge(Inspector Rank).Bidhannagar Police has also an official Android application which link given below : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xen.bidhannagarresidence&hl=en

Police stations

Cyber Crime Police Station


Traffic Guards

  • 1. Airport Traffic Guard
  • 2. Baguiati Traffic Guard
  • 3. Kaikhali Traffic Guard
  • 4.Rajarhat Traffic Guard
  • 5. Bidhannagar Traffic Guard
  • 6. Lake Town Traffic Guard
  • 7. New Town Traffic Guard
  • 8. Nabadiganta Sector - V Traffic Guard
  • 9. Gouripur Jessore Road Traffic Guard

Women PS

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. ↑ "DGP orders probe against Lake Town IC". Times of India. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Township task force: What it means for you". The Telegraph. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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