Varanasi_Police_Commissionerate

Varanasi Police Commissionerate

Varanasi Police Commissionerate

Police department of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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 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]

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

Zones

  • Varuna Zone
    1. Cantt. Circle
    2. Sarnath Circle
    3. Rohaniya Circle
  • Kashi Zone
    1. Bhelupur Circle
    2. Kotwali Circle
    3. Dashaswamedh Circle
    4. Chetganj Circle
  • Gomti Zone
    1. Pindra Circle
    2. Rohaniya Circle

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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

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

Kashi Zone

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

Gomti Zone

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

Officers & Appointments

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Commissioner of Police

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There have been two Commissioners of Varanasi Police since its formation as a Commissionerate on 25 March 2021. The first one being 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 29 November 2022.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Pathikrit Chakraborty (26 March 2021). "UP: Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar get first police commissioners". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Kanpur, Varanasi cities get first police commissioners". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Administrative Officers" (PDF). Varanasi Admin.
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    Notifications uppolice.gov.in
  5. [5]
    Amar Ujala (15 November 2022). "काशी और वरुणा के बाद अब गोमती जोन:वाराणसी पुलिस कमिश्नरेट में अब 3 जोन और 9 सर्किल; थाने हुए 30". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022.
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    "पुलिस कमिश्नरेट सिस्टम: वाराणसी शहर काशी और वरुणा जोन में बंटा, पांच सर्किल के दायरे में 18 थाने". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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    "आईपीएस ए. सतीश गणेश बने वाराणसी कमिश्नरेट के पहले पुलिस कमिश्नर, अन्य पदों पर भी अफसरों की तैनाती". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. [8]
    Bureau, The Hindu (29 November 2022). "Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj get first police commissioners". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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