Howrah City Police Explained

Agencyname:Howrah City Police
Nativename:হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ
Commonname:Howrah City Police
হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ
Abbreviation:HCP
Motto:Courage Care Commitment
Mottotranslated:Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ
Formedyear:2011
Formedmonthday:1 September
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
Divtype:State
Divname:West Bengal
Subdivtype:City
Subdivname:Howrah
Sizearea:301.429km2
Governingbody:Government of West Bengal
Police:yes
Local:yes
Headquarters:Howrah, West Bengal, India
Chief1name:Praveen Kumar Tripathi, IPS
Chief1position:Commissioner of Police
Stations:Police Stations=18
Traffic Guards = 8
Parentagency:West Bengal Police

Howrah City Police (Bengali: হাওড়া শহর পুলিশ) 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 the bifurcation of the Howrah Police District and has eighteen police stations under its jurisdiction as of now. Presently, P. K. Tripathi, IPS is appointed as the Commissioner of the Howrah Police Commissionerate.[3]

Police Stations

Traffic Guards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feb 5, 2021 . Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 . Feb 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: Howrah Police Commissionerate. West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal. 6 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120124113608/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/howrah_commissionerate.php. 24 January 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100216173427/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/Post_IPS.pdf . dead . 16 February 2010 . West Bengal Police . 6 February 2012 .