Guwahati Police Commissionerate

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Guwahati Police Commissionerate
MottoMaintain order, prevent and detect crime by enforcing law firmly and impartially, without fear or favor, prejudice or vindictiveness
Agency overview
Formed1 January 2015;8 years ago (2015-01-01)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Guwahati, Assam, Kamrup Metropolitan District, India
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Guwahati
Location of Guwahati in Assam
Legal jurisdictionKamrup Metropolitan District
Governing body Government of Assam
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Guwahati, Panbazar, 781001
Agency executive
  • Diganta Barah, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Guwahati City
Parent agency Assam Police
Website
Police Commissionerate, Guwahati

The Guwahati Police Commissionerate is the law enforcement agency for the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police.

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Creation

The Commissionerate of Police in Guwahati was formed on 1 January 2015. [1] It is still in its early stages.[ citation needed ]

Re-organization

Due to the rapid increase in population, there has been a steady increase in crime.[ citation needed ] In view of the above the following structure has been instituted:

[3] [4] [5]

List of Police Commissioners

S. NONameDuration of service
1.Jyotirmay Chakravarty (IPS)1 Jan 2015 – 16 Jun 2015
2.Mukesh Agarwal (IPS)16 Jun 2015 – 26 Aug 2016
3. Hiren Chandra Nath (IPS)27 Aug 2016 – 31 March 2018
4.Pradip Chandra Saloi (IPS)1 April 2018 – 31 Dec 2018
5.Deepak Kumar (IPS)31 Dec 2018- 13 Dec 2019
6.M. P. Gupta (IPS)13 Dec 2019 - 14 July 2021
7.Harmeet Singh (IPS)14 July 2021 - 16 Dec 2022
8.Diganta Barah (IPS)16 Dec 2022 to present

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References

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