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 budget844.2621 crore (US$100 million) (2021–22 est.) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionRoughly Barrackpore subdivision, IN
Size269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi) [2]
Populationest. 4.4 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 269.5 square kilometres (104.1 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 in the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The commissioner is assisted by a joint commissioner. There are two deputy commissioners for the two divisions. [12] Other departments, including the detective department and the traffic wing are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of deputy superintendent of police. The police stations are headed by an Inspector.

Police stations

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