Bangalore City Traffic Police | |
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Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Bangalore, India |
Map of Bangalore City Traffic Police's jurisdiction | |
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Population |
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Legal jurisdiction | Bangalore City, Karnataka |
Primary governing body | Bangalore City Police |
Secondary governing body | Karnataka Police |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Infantry Road, Next to Indian Express Building, Bangalore |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Bangalore City Police |
Facilities | |
Traffics | 42 |
Website | |
Official website |
The Bangalore City Traffic Police (BTP), officially Bengaluru City Traffic Police, is a specialised unit of the Bangalore City Police responsible for overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on city roads as well as managing the flow of traffic in the city of Bangalore, Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
As of October 2014, the BTP employed 2684 full-time personnel. This included 1309 Police Constables (PCs), 825 Head Constables (HCs), 303 Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASIs), 191 Police Sub-Inspectors (PSIs) 45 Police Inspectors (PIs). This number excludes 9 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 2 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and 1 Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic (Addl.C.P) [10]
The Commissioner of Police is the overall operational leader of the force, but the Force is normally managed by the Additional Commissioner of Police on behalf of the Commissioner.
A few informal names and abbreviations exist for the Bangalore Traffic Police, the most common being the BTP. Within the city, it is simply known as the Traffic Police.
The BTP's headquarters is located at #05, Infantry road, near Indian Express building. [11]
Although the city police system was successfully established a century ago, a traffic wing became necessary in 1930. Then Inspector General Hamilton is responsible for the formation of traffic police wing in Bangalore. The first Headquarters was at Halasur Gate Outer Station with a sanctioned strength of 2 European constables, 7 duffedars, 2 constables, 12 writers, and 37 duty officers.
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