Siliguri Metropolitan Police Explained

Agencyname:Siliguri Metropolitan Police
Nativename:শিলিগুড়ি মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ
Abbreviation:SMP
Motto:Courage Care Commitment
Mottotranslated:(Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ)
Formedyear:2012
Formedmonthday:5 August
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:Siliguri
Sizearea:640sqmi
Sizepopulation: 10,20,000
Governingbody:Government of West Bengal
Police:yes
Local:yes
Headquarters:Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Minister1name:Mamata Banerjee
Minister1pfo:Chief Minister of West Bengal
Chief1name:Shri Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi, IPS
Chief1position:Commissioner of Police[2]
Parentagency:West Bengal Police
Stations:08

Siliguri Metropolitan Police, established in 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the certain urban parts of Siliguri, West Bengal.[3] 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 Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri Police District, and has eight police stations under its jurisdiction. Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi, IPS (a IGP rank officer) has taken over charge of the Commissioner of Police, Siliguri Police Commissionerate .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feb 5, 2021 . Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 . Feb 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: Tripurari Atharv takes over as new CP of Siliguri . www.millenniumpost.in . 26 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121001822/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/tripurari-atharv-takes-over-as-new-cp-of-siliguri-364206 . Jan 21, 2022 . en . 18 July 2019 . live.
  3. News: Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Siliguri police hub. https://archive.today/20130126093040/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-06/kolkata/33064201_1_mamata-banerjee-siliguri-inaugurates. dead. 26 January 2013. 6 August 2012. The Times of India. 6 August 2012.