Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Explained

Agencyname:Barrackpore Police Commissionerate
Nativename:ব্যারাকপুর পুলিশ কমিশনারেট
Commonname:Barrackpore City Police
ব্যারাকপুর শহর পুলিশ
Abbreviation:BKPC / BPC
Motto:Courage Care Commitment
Mottotranslated:(Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ)
Formedyear:2012
Formedmonthday:20 January
Employees:Commissioner of Police
Deputy commissioners
Additional Deputy Commissioners
Assistant Commissioners
Police Inspectors
Sub Inspectors
Assistant Sub Inspectors
Budget: (2021–22 est.)[1]
Country:India
Countryabbr:IN
Divname:Roughly Barrackpore subdivision
Sizearea:269.5km2
Sizepopulation: 4.4 lacs [2]
Governingbody:Government of West Bengal
Police:yes
Local:yes
Headquarters:Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Minister1name:Mamata Banerjee
Minister1pfo:Chief Minister of West Bengal
Chief1name:Shri Alok Rajoria, IPS
Chief1position:Commissioner of Police
Parentagency:West Bengal Police
Stationtype:Police stations
Stations:25 [3]
Website:Official Website

Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, 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.[4] 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 25 police stations under its jurisdiction.[5] Sanjoy Mukherjee was appointed as the first Commissioner of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate.[6]

Structure and jurisdiction

The police commissionerate is situated at Barrackpore, and is divided into three zones – North, Central and South.[7] The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 269.5sqkm area[8] with 25 police stations under it.[9] 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.[10] 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. The police stations are headed by an Inspector.

Police stations

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feb 5, 2021 . Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021–22 . Feb 6, 2021.
  2. News: Northern fringes.
  3. News: BKP Stations.
  4. Web site: Police Commissionerate.
  5. News: BKP Stations and Jurisdiction.
  6. Web site: Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012. West Bengal Police. 6 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100216173427/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/Post_IPS.pdf. 16 February 2010.
  7. News: Barrackporecitypolice.in.
  8. News: Barrackpore City Police.
  9. News: Police Stations List.
  10. News: Barrackpore Police.
  11. News: Barrackpore Police Structure.