Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate Explained

Agencyname:Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate
Logocaption:Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate
Motto:सुरक्षा आपकी, संकल्प हमारा (Hindi)
Mottotranslated:Your Safety, Our Pledge
Country:India
Divtype:City
Divname:Ghaziabad
Legaljuris:Ghaziabad
Governingbody:Department of Home
Uttar Pradesh Government
Police:Yes
Local:yes
Headquarters:Office of Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad
Sworntype:Police officers
Electeetype:Minister
Minister1pfo:Minister of Home
Chief1name:CK Ajay Kumar Mishra(IPS)
Chief1position:Commissioner of Police
Parentagency:Uttar Pradesh Police

The Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Ghaziabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Ghaziabad. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police (CP), who is an IPS officer of IGP rank.

IPS Anjali Kumari is the current and first police commissioner of Ghaziabad.[1]

History

Before November 2022, Ghaziabad District Police came under Ghaziabad Police Zone and Ghaziabad Police Range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Ghaziabad zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas the Ghaziabad range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).

On 26 November 2022, state's cabinet passed the order of making 3 more police commissionerates in the state after the success of previous 4 police commissionerates in other cities of the state.[2]

  1. Ghaziabad
  2. Agra and
  3. Prayagraj

See also

References

  1. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2022-11-29 . Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj get first police commissioners . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-11-29 . 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: 2022-11-26 . Police commissionerate system in Agra, Ghaziabad & Prayagraj . 2022-11-29 . The Indian Express . en.