Barrackpore Police Commissionerate

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Barrackpore Police Commissionerate
ব্যারাকপুর পুলিশ কমিশনারেট
Barrackpore police logo.jpg
Common nameBarrackpore City Police
ব্যারাকপুর শহর পুলিশ
AbbreviationBKPC / BPC
MottoCourage Care Commitment
(Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ)
Agency overview
Formed20 January, 2012
Employees Commissioner of Police
Deputy commissioners
Additional Commissioners
Assistant Commissioners
Police Inspectors
Sub Inspectors
Assistant Sub Inspectors
Annual budget ₹ 236.29 crore (US$27.9 million) (2025–26) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionRoughly Barrackpore subdivision, IN
Size335.80 km2 (129.65 sq mi) [2]
Population36 lacs [3]
Governing body Government of West Bengal
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency West Bengal Police
Facilities
Police stations25 [5]
Website
Official Website

Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, established on 20 January 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the Barrackpore subdivision, and is located within the northern part of Kolkata metropolitan area. [6] 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 North 24 Parganas Police District, and has 25 police stations under its jurisdiction. [7] Sanjoy Mukherjee was appointed as the first Commissioner of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate. [8]

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Structure and jurisdiction

The Barrackpore police commissioner's office on Barrackpore Trunk road. Police Commissioner's Office - Barrackpore - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9512.JPG
The Barrackpore police commissioner's office on Barrackpore Trunk road.

The police commissionerate is situated at Barrackpore, and is divided into three zones – North, Central and South. [9] The Commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 335.80 square kilometres (129.65 sq mi) area [10] with 25 police stations under it. [11] The Commissionerate is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service officer either in the rank of DIG-P or Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Since inception following officers have occupied the chair of CP, Barrackpore: 1. Sanjoy Mukherjee IPS, 2. Sanjay Singh IPS, 3.Vishal Garg IPS, 4. Niraj Kumar Singh IPS, 5. Dr Tanmoy Roy Chowdhury, 6. Subrata Kr Mitra IPS 7. Rajesh Singh IPS, 8. Sunil Kumar Chowdhury IPS, 9.D.P.Singh IPS, 10.Manoj Kumar Verma IPS, 11.Ajoy Nand IPS 12. Alok Rajoria IPS 13. Ajoy Kumar Thakur IPS

Presently, Murli Dhar IPS is CP of Barrackpore. The commissioner is assisted by DCP Headquarters, DCP DD . There are three deputy commissioners for the three divisions. [12] Other departments, including the detective department and the special branch are headed by deputy commissioners. The police stations are headed by an Inspector.

Police stations

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Detailed Demands for Grants for 2025-2026" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "BKPC history", Barrackpore PC, archived from the original on 15 February 2019, retrieved 26 October 2018
  3. ↑ "Northern fringes".
  4. ↑ "Posting details of IPS officers of West Bengal Cadre as on 25.10.2018" (PDF), West Bengal Police, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2018, retrieved 26 October 2018
  5. ↑ "BKP Stations". Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Police Commissionerate".
  7. ↑ "BKP Stations and Jurisdiction".
  8. ↑ "Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012" (PDF). West Bengal Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Barrackporecitypolice.in". Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Barrackpore City Police".
  11. ↑ "Police Stations List". Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Barrackpore Police".
  13. ↑ "Barrackpore Police Structure". Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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