Howrah Police Commissionerate

Howrah Police Commissionerate (Bengali:হাওড়া পুলিশ কমিশনারেট) or Howrah City Police, established in 2011, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Howrah city and some of its adjacent areas in Howrah district.[2] 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 Howrah Police District and has eighteen police stations under its jurisdiction as of now. Ajey Mukund Ranade has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Howrah Police Commissionerate.[3]

Howrah Police Commissionerate
হাওড়া পুলিশ কমিশনারেট
Logo of HPC
Common nameHowrah City Police
হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ
AbbreviationHCP
MottoCourage Care Commitment
Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ
Agency overview
Formed1 September, 2011
EmployeesCommissioner of Police
Deputy commissioners
Additional Deputy Commissioners
Assistant Commissioners
Police Inspectors
Sub Inspectors
Assistant Sub Inspectors
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionHowrah, West Bengal, IN
Size297 km2 (115 sq mi)
Populationest.4,40,00,00
Governing bodyGovernment of West Bengal
General nature
HeadquartersHowrah, West Bengal, India
Agency executive
Parent agencyWest Bengal Police
Facilities
Stations18
Website
www.howrahcitypolice.in

Police stations

See also

References

  1. "West Bengal govt transfers 43 IPS officers, including 3 police commissioners", India Today, 28 May 2019
  2. "Howrah Police Commissionerate". West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. "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.
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