Patna Police Explained

Agencyname:Patna Police
Nativename:पटना पुलिस
Employees:10,760[1] (Uniformed)
Country:India
Divtype:State
Divname:Bihar
Subdivtype:District
Subdivname:Patna
Map:Bihar district location map Patna.svg
Sizearea:3202km2
Sizepopulation:5,838,465 (2011)
Legaljuris:Patna district
Governingbody:Home Department (Bihar)
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Oversightbody:General Administration Deptt., Govt. of Bihar
Headquarters:Gandhi Maidan Marg, Patna- 800004
Electeetype:Elected officer
Chief1name:Rajeev Mishra (IPS)
Chief1position:Senior Superintendent of Police
Parentagency:Bihar Police
Stationtype:stations
Stations:75[2]
Website:http://patnapolice.bih.nic.in

Patna Police (Hindi: पटना पुलिस) is the police service responsible for law enforcement within Patna district, including the capital city of Patna in an Indian state of Bihar.[3] [4] Patna Police is the largest police service in the state. Its headquarters are at Gandhi Maidan Marg in Patna. The present SSP of Patna Police is Rajeev Mishra (IPS).

History

Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world, and policing in Patna is more than 3000 years old.

Today

Patna police is broadly divided into four regions namely Central, East, West and Rural, each headed by a Superintendent of Police. For administrative purposes, each region is subdivided into Neighbourhood Policing Teams, each led by an Inspector. The Neighbourhood Policing Team's are responsible for the bulk of the community work undertaken in an area, and look to deal with long term local issues including anti-social behaviour.

The Traffic Police is a semi-autonomous body under the Patna Police.

Services provided by the Patna Police include:

Further policing duties performed are traffic control, intelligence analysis and anti-terrorism investigation. The overall mission of the Patna Police is to protect life and property and to detect and prevent crime.

Hierarchy

The rank structure of Patna Police officers is as follows (in descending order of seniority):

Zonal level

Range level

District level

Circle level

Station level

Constabulary

Recently, a proposal for creating police commissioner system for the state capital has been sent to the state government by Bihar Police, the parent agency.[8]

See also: List of police ranks in India.

Equipment

All the equipment of the Patna Police are manufactured indigenously by the Indian Ordnance Factories controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Vehicles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where is Priya? 10k-strong Patna Police has no answer . The Times of India . 18 March 2015 . 19 March 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326030022/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Where-is-Priya-10k-strong-Patna-Police-has-no-answer/articleshow/46603608.cms . 26 March 2015 . dmy-all .
  2. http://www.indiamapped.com/police-stations-in-india/bihar/patna/ Welcome To The Patna Police of Bihar State
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130328121332/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/patna/31144880_1_green-building-new-police-bpbcc New police headquarters building soon
  4. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Stage-set-for-anti-Red-operations/articleshow/20403264.cms Stage set for anti-Red operations
  5. Web site: Lande transferred again, this time to Rohtas . bihartimes.in . 3 February 2015 . 14 February 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214142105/http://www.bihartimes.in/Newsbihar/2015/Feb/newsbihar03Feb9.html . 14 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Three Patna police inspectors shifted for laxity in work . The Times of India . 14 February 2015 . 14 February 2015 . Sayantanee Choudhury, TNN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214155705/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Three-Patna-police-inspectors-shifted-for-laxity-in-work/articleshow/46239831.cms . 14 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: CONTACT DETAILS OF POLICE OFFICERS RANGEWISE . Home department, Govt. of Bihar . 11 February 2015 . 14 February 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214131435/http://home.bih.nic.in/Document/Contact_Rangewise.pdf . 14 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Proposal for commissioner system in city, says DGP . The Times of India . 12 February 2015 . 14 February 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161008221737/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Proposal-for-commissioner-system-in-city-says-DGP/articleshow/46221298.cms . 8 October 2016 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: OFB Revolver 0.32 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20060719194638/http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/3.htm . 19 July 2006 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Pistol Auto 9mm 1A . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411074432/http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/7.htm . 11 April 2015 . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: OFB Submachine Carbine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209010635/http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/8.htm . 9 February 2009 . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: OFB Rifle 1A1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110172233/http://www.ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/15.htm . 10 January 2017 . dmy-all .
  13. Web site: OFB Assault Rifle 7.62mm . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418000035/http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/21.htm . 18 April 2015 . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: OFB INSAS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930044510/http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/11.htm . 30 September 2013 . dmy-all .

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