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;10 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
  • Partha Sarathi Mahanta, 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, India. 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:

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List of police commissioners

#NameFromToTenure
1Jyotirmay Chakravarty, IPS (AM:1986)1 January 201516 June 2015166 days
2Mukesh Agarwal, IPS (AM:1989)16 June 201526 August 20161 year, 71 days
3Hiren Chandra Nath, IPS (AM:1996)27 August 201631 March 20181 year, 216 days
4Pradip Chandra Saloi, IPS (AM:1999)1 April 201831 December 2018274 days
5Deepak Kumar, IPS (AM:1994)31 December 201813 December 2019347 days
6Munna Prasad Gupta, IPS (AM:1995)13 December 201914 July 20211 year, 213 days
7Harmeet Singh, IPS (AM:1992)14 July 202116 December 20221 year, 155 days
8Diganta Borah, IPS (AM:2004)16 December 202230 December 20242 years, 14 days
9Partha Sarathi Mahanta, IPS (AM:2007)31 December 2024Incumbent82 days

References

  1. "Chakravarty to be Guwahati's first Police Commissioner". Business Standard.
  2. "Officers List, Police Commissionerate, Guwahati". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "Police Commissionerate Guwahati". guwahaticitypolice.gov.in.
  4. "Magisterial powers for Guwahati top cop". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015.
  5. "Assam Police". www.assampolice.gov.in.