Varanasi Police Commissionerate

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Varanasi Police Commissionerate
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Varanasi Police Commissionerate
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Common nameVaranasi Police
MottoSurakṣā āpakī, saṃkalpa hamārā (Hindi)
"Your Safety, Our Pledge"
Agency overview
Formed25 March 2021;3 years ago (25 March 2021)
Preceding agency
  • Varanasi Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUttar Pradesh, India
Varanasi Police Commissionerate
Map of Varanasi Police Commissionerate's jurisdiction
Legal jurisdiction Varanasi and Ramnagar town
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen by Department of Home & Confidential,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
HeadquartersKacheri Parisar, Opposite Circuit House Gate, Varanasi
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency Uttar Pradesh Police
Child agencies
Facilities
Thanas30 (including Mahila Thana & Paryatak Thana)
Patrol carsDial 112, PRV, Bikes, Boats

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [1] It is a unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Varanasi. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police (CP), who is an IPS officer of ADGP rank, and is assisted by two Additional Commissioners of Police (Addl. CP) who are of DIG rank, and two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), who are of SP rank.

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History

Before March 2021, Varanasi District Police came under the Varanasi Police Zone and Varanasi Police Range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Varanasi zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas the Varanasi range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG). [2]

The police administration of Varanasi district was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), who was an IPS officer. He was assisted by four [3] Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (City, Rural, Protocol, Traffic). The district was divided into eight police circles, each with a responsibilitiesrcle Officer (CO) in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. [3]

Structure

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is headed by a Police Commissioner who is of ADG rank and is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl. CP) of DIG rank.

There are a total of 30 stations [4] that come under the Varanasi Police Commissionerate. Earlier, it had two zones with 18 police stations; on November 15, 2022, it was reorganised with Gomti as the new zone. With the new zone Varanasi Rural Police was merged into the Commissionerate. [5]

Zones

Source: [6]

Police Stations

Under the police commissionerate system in Varanasi, the city's 30 police stations are divided into three zones: Kashi, Varuna and Gomti. 9 circles have been earmarked in three zones. 30 police stations come under the purview of these 9 circles. [6]

Varuna Zone

  1. Cantt.
  2. Shivpur
  3. Lalpur-Pandeypur
  1. Sarnath
  2. Chaubeypur
  3. Cholapur
  4. Paryatak Thana
  1. Rohaniya
  2. Manduadih
  3. Lohta

Kashi Zone

  1. Bhelupur
  2. Lanka
  3. Chitaipur
  1. Kotwali
  2. Ramnagar
  3. Adampur
  4. Mahila Thana
  1. Dashaswamedh
  2. Chowk
  3. Luxa
  1. Chetganj
  2. Jaitpura
  3. Sigra

Gomti Zone

  1. Rajatalab
  2. Mirzamurad
  3. Kapsethi
  4. Jansa
  1. Sindhaura
  2. Badagaon
  3. Phoolpur
  4. Mahila Thana

Officers & Appointments

IPS Officers
S.NoName of IPS OfficerRankPosted as
1MOHIT AGARWALADGCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE
2DR. K. EJILEARASSANEIGJOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HQ/CRIME
3SHIVASIMPI CHANNAPPADIGADDL. COMM. OF POLICE LAW & ORDER , COMMISIONARATE
4SURYA KANT TRIPATHISPDCP SECURITY & INTELIJENCE
5PRAMOD KUMARSPDCP KASHI zone
6HIRDESH KUMARSPDCP TRAFFIC & PROTOCOL
7SHYAM NARAYAN SINGHSPDCP VARUNA ZONE, HQ & ACC
8MANISH KUMAR SHANDILYAADDL. SPDCP GOMATI ZONE & LINE
9CHANDRA KANT MEENAADDL. SPADCP KASHI ZONE
10AKASH PATELADDL. SPADCP GOMATI ZONE & LINE
11SARAVANAN. TADDL. SPADCP VARUNA ZONE AND CRIME
12SHRUTI SRIVASTAVAADDL. SPACP LINE
13NEETUADDL. SPACP CHETGANJ & LINE
14DEVENDRA KUMARASPSHO Chaubepur
PPS Officers
S.NoName of PPS OfficerRankPosted as
1MAMTA RANI CHAUDHARYADDL. SPADCP WOMEN CRIME
2RAJESH KUMAR PANDEYADDL. SPADCP TRAFFIC & PROTOCOL
3KRISHNA KANT SAROJADDL. SPADCP PROTOCOL & HQ
4VIRENDRA KUMARADDL. SPADCP SECURITY
5RAJ KUMAR SINGHDSPACP HQ
6AMIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVADSPACP SECURITY KVM-GVM
7VIKAS SRIVASTAVADSPACP TRAFFIC
8ANJANI KUMAR RAIDSPACP SURAKSHA
9AJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVADSPACP RAJATALAB
10DR. ATUL ANJAAN TRIPATHIDSPACP SARNATH
11DHANANJAY MISHRADSPACP BHELUPUR
12GAURAV KUMARDSPACP CYBER & WOMEN CRIME, EOW
13VIDUSH SAXENADSPACP CANTT
14MISS. PRAGYA PATHAKDSPACP DASHASHWMEDH
15AMIT KUMAR PANDEYDSPACP KOTWALI
16PRATEEK KUMARDSPACP PINDRA
17SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMADSPACP ROHANIYA

Commissioner of Police

Commissioner of Varanasi Police
वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्त
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Incumbent
Mohit Agarwal
since 11 March 2023
AbbreviationCP
Residence Varanasi Cantonment Area
AppointerDepartment Of Home & Confidential
First holderA. Satish Ganesh
DeputyAddl. Commissioner of Police

There have been two commissioners of Varanasi Police since its formation as a commissionerate on May 25, 2021. The first one is A. Satish Ganesh, a 1996 batch IPS officer and the present Commissioner is ADG Ashok Mutha Jain, a 1995 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who took office on November 29 ,2022.

List of Commissioner of Police
S. NoNameRankFromToNote
1A. Satish Ganesh [7] ADG25 March 202128 November 2022First CP of Varanasi
2Mutha Ashok Jain [8] ADG29 November 202211 March 2023
3Mohit AgarwalADG11 March 2023**

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