Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate

Bidhannagar City Police
**বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ**
Bidhannagar City Police; বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ
Common name	Bidhannagar City Police ; বিধাননগর শহর পুলিশ
Abbreviation	BDNCP
Motto	Courage Care Commitment
Agency overview
Formed	20 January, 2012
Employees	◻Commissioner of Police ; ◻Deputy commissioners ; ◻Additional Deputy Commissioners ; ◻Police Inspectors ; ◻Sub Inspectors ; ◻Assistant Sub Inspectors ; ◻Senior Constables ; ◻Junior Constables
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Bidhan Nagar Traffic Police, IN
	Bidhan Nagar Police Area
Size	148.77 sq Km
Population	15 Lakh
Legal jurisdiction	Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation ; New Town,Kolkata & Bidhannagar Constituency Area
Governing body	Government of West Bengal
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Office of Commissioner of Police,Bidhannagar Police Headquarters, Saltlake Stadium Complex, Broadway Avenue, Near Stadel Hotel, Sec-III, Salt Lake City,Kolkata - 700 106,West Bengal,India.
Agency executive	Shri Gyanbant Singh , IPS, Commissioner of Police;
Parent agency	West Bengal Police
Facilities
Stations	11 (Police Stations) ; 9 (Traffic Guards) ; 2 (Women PS)
Website
	www.bidhannagarcitypolice.com

Bidhannagar City Police (Bengali:বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ ), established on 20 January 2012, is a police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Bidhannagar Kolkata(Saltlake,Lake Town,Kestopur,Baguiati,Rajarhat-Newtown,Airport Area,Inside of NSCBI Airport.)^[1] 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 eleven police stations under its jurisdiction.Shri Gyanbant Singh has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Bidhannagar City Police.Shri Rajiv Kumar who is the present commisionar of Kolkata Police was the first commisionar of Bidhan Nagar City Police^[2]

Structure and jurisdiction

File:Headquarters Bidhannagar City Police.jpg Headquarters of Bidhannagar City Police,Saltlake City,Kolkata

The Police commissionerate is situated at Bidhannagar, and is divided into two divisions-

◻Bidhannagar Division

◻Airport Division.^[3]

The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 148. 77 km² area with 11 Police Stations ; 9 Traffic Guards and 2 Women Police Stations under it.^[3] As like Kolkata Traffic Police , Only Bidhan Nagar City Traffic Police has traffic guards offices headed by an Officer-In-Charge in West Bengal.The Bidhan Nagar City Police is headed by the Commissioner of Police,Shri Gyanbant Singh 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 additional deputy commissioners for the two divisions.^[3] Other departments, including the detective department and the special branch wing are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of additional superintendent of police.^[3] The police stations are headed by an Officer-In-Charge(Inspector Rank).Bidhannagar Police has also an official Android application which link given below : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xen.bidhannagarresidence&hl=en [1]

Police stations

1. Airport PS
2. Baguiati PS
3. Bidhannagar (East) PS
4. Bidhannagar (North) PS
5. Bidhannagar (South) PS
6. Electronics Complex PS
7. Lake Town PS
8. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport PS
9. New Town PS
10.Rajarhat PS
11.Bidhannagar Cyber Crime PS

Traffic Guards

1. Airport Traffic Guard
2. Baguiati Traffic Guard
3. Kaikhali Traffic Guard
4.Rajarhat Traffic Guard
5. Bidhannagar Traffic Guard
6. Lake Town Traffic Guard
7. New Town Traffic Guard
8. Nabadiganta Sector - V Traffic Guard
9. Gouripur Jessore Road Traffic Guard

Women PS

1. Airport Women PS
2. Bidhannagar Women PS

External links

Official website

References

^ "Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate & Barrackpore Police Commissionerate". West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
^ "DGP orders probe against Lake Town IC". Times of India. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Township task force: What it means for you". The Telegraph. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

[1] "Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate & Barrackpore Police Commissionerate". West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

[2] "DGP orders probe against Lake Town IC". Times of India. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

[newforce-3] "Township task force: What it means for you". The Telegraph. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

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