Kolkata Police

Indian territorial police force

Kolkata Police
কলকাতা পুলিশ

Emblem of Kolkata Police

Abbreviation| KP/KPF
Motto| "Bhavatā Saha – Sarvadā" (Sanskrit: भवता सह – सर्वदा, English: "With You – Always")
Agency overview
Formed| 1856
Annual budget| est. ₹1,727.0843 crore (US$220 million) (2021–22)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Kolkata Police Jurisdiction Area
Size| 311 sq mi (810 km2)
Population| 45,80,544 (within 200.71 km**)
Legal jurisdiction| As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body| Department of Home and Hill Affairs
Constituting instrument|

* The Calcutta Police Act, 1866 & Calcutta (Suburban Police) Act, 1866

General nature|

* Gendarmerie
* Local civilian police
* Secret police

Operational structure
Headquarters| 18, Lalbazar Street, Kolkata: 700001
Police officers| 38[2]
Unsworn members| 35,000
Police Commissioner responsible|

* Vineet Kumar Goyal, IPS[3], Commissioner of Police

Divisions|

* North and North Suburban Division
* Central Division
* Eastern Suburban Division
* South Division
* Port Division
* South East Division
* South Suburban Division
* South West Division
* East Division
* Bhangar Division

Facilities
Police Stations| 80[4]
Cars & Bikes| 4000+[5]
Dogs| 39[6]
Website
www.kolkatapolice.gov.in

The Kolkata Police (Bengali: কলকাতা পুলিশ, IAST: Kolakātā Pulisa, officially Kolkata Police Force, formerly Calcutta Police) is the police department of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the six presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannagar City Police, the area in Barrackpore and Kamarhati city by Barrackpore City Police and the Chandannagar and Serampore cities in Hooghly district by Chandannagar Police Commissionerate) of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India. The force's motto is "Bhavatā Saha – Sarvadā" (Sanskrit: भवता सह – सर्वदा, English: "With You – Always"). Established in 1856, it is the oldest police commissionerate in the country.

The primary functions of the forces are maintaining law and order in the city, traffic management, prevention and detection of crime and co-ordinating various citizen-centric services for the people of Kolkata. As of 2018[update], Kolkata Police has eight divisions covering 79 police stations. It has a strength of approximately 35,000 and a territorial jurisdiction of c. 243 km2 (94 sq mi). There are eight battalions of armed forces as well as specialised branches. The force also uses various modern technologies for effective handling of unconventional crimes, terrorism and related activities.

## History[edit]

### Early years (17th century)[edit]

The history of the present structure of policing in Kolkata goes back to East India company times, when the city was known as "Calcutta", and was an early settlement of the English East India Company. Calcutta was founded on the eastern banks of the Hooghly by an Englishman, Job Charnock in 1690. Policing in Calcutta's earliest days was confined to the Mughal administration and their local representatives. Bengal was still technically a part of the Mughal Empire, but the Nawabs of Bengal, based in Murshidabad in Northern South Bengal, were its effective rulers. The watch and ward functions were entrusted to a Kotwal or town prefect who had 45 peons under him, armed with traditional weapons like staves and spears, to deal with miscreants.[7]

### East India Company Police (1720–1845)[edit]

In 1720, the East India Company formally appointed an officer to be in charge of civil and criminal administration. He was assisted by an Indian functionary commonly known as black deputy or black zamindar. Under him were three naib-dewans, one of whom was in charge of the police. The settlement was divided into "thanas" (police stations) under "thanadars" who had in turn contingents of "naiks" and "paiks". A small contingent of river police was also formed. A statute passed in 1778 raised the strength of the police in Calcutta to 700 paiks, 31 thanadars and 34 naibs under a superintendent. In 1785 commissioners of conservancy were appointed for the town who also looked after watch and ward. Policing was still very loosely organised. In 1794, justices of peace were appointed for the municipal administration of Calcutta and its suburbs, under a chief magistrate who was directly in charge of the Police. In 1806 justices of peace were constituted as magistrates of 24 Parganas and parts of the adjacent districts within a 20-mile radius of the town.[8]

### Consolidation (1845–1866)[edit]

The middle decades of the 19th century witnessed a greater systematisation and institutionalisation of policing in Calcutta. A city magistrate named William Coats Blacquiere inaugurated a network of spies or goendas (Bengali: গোয়েন্দা). In 1845 a committee under J.H. Patton brought about key changes in police organisation which now began to be modelled on the London Metropolitan Police. A Commissioner of Police was appointed with powers of a justice of peace to preserve law and order, detect crime and apprehend offenders. In 1856 the Governor-General promulgated an Act treating the Calcutta Police as a separate organisation and S. Wauchope, who was then the chief magistrate of Calcutta, was appointed as the first Commissioner of Police.[9]

1857 was a difficult time for the English East India Company. The year saw the first upsurge against British rule. The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858. It also led the British to reorganise the army, the financial system and the administration in India.[10] The country was thereafter directly governed by the crown as the new British Raj. Commissioner Wauchope handled the situation ably and was knighted for his achievement. During the incumbency of his successor V.H. Schalch the Calcutta Police Act and the Calcutta Suburban Police Act were enacted in 1866.

### Modernisation (1866–1947)[edit]

In 1868, Sir Stuart Hogg set up the Detective Department in Calcutta Police with A. Younan as the superintendent and R. Lamb as the first-class inspector. Hogg was both the Commissioner of Police and the Chairman of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. Sir Fredrick Halliday, who was appointed as the Commissioner of Police in 1906, also introduced several changes in the administration of Calcutta Police including the system of running a Control Room. In response to the threat of the nationalist organisation Anushilan Samiti, Haliday oversaw the creation of the Special Branch in June 1909 on the recommendation of Sir Charles Augustus Tegart. For his numerous contributions to the growth of the city police, he is regarded as the father of modern Calcutta Police.[9] Sir Charles Augustus Tegart headed the Detective Department was the first cadre of the Indian Police (IP) force in the organisation. He reorganised the city police force and made it efficient. A highly decorated officer, he was the Commissioner of Police from 1923 to 1931 and was admired for keeping the city free from crime. However, he was unpopular with freedom fighters and his encounters with revolutionaries are a part of popular Bengali folklore. The same time saw the rise of three Bengali police officers named Ramgati Banerjee, Sukumar Sengupta and Zakir Hussain. During the Salt March movement in 1930, the Calcutta Police was headed by Charles Tegart as Police Commissioner, Ramgati Banerjee as DC (South) and Sukumar Sengupta as DC (North). Later, Banerjee left his position and took up teaching as a profession, and Hussain left the job to become the First Inspector-General of East Pakistan. Sukumar Sengupta continued in the job to become the first Bengali Inspector General of Police, West Bengal soon after independence.

### Post-independence (1947 onward)[edit]

Police van

The colonial history of the Calcutta Police force was primarily repressive and anti-nationalist. After India gained independence from British rule in 1947, Calcutta Police was re-organised as an essential element of the Indian law enforcement agencies. Surendra Nath Chatterjee was the first Indian Commissioner of Police. As of 2014, Kolkata Police has eight divisions covering 70 police stations. It has a strength of approximately 35,000 and a territorial jurisdiction of c. 243 km2 (94 sq mi). There are eight battalions of armed forces as well as specialised branches.

## Logo[edit]

Each symbol of the Kolkata Police seal has a special significance. At the centre is the Ashok Stambha, which has been adopted from Ashoka's Sarnath Lion Capital. The 24-spoked wheel is referred to as the Dharmachakra. Dharma or religion is the manifestation of the inner conscience and as Swami Vivekananda said: "Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man". Below the Dharmachakra is inscribed "Satyameva Jayate" which signifies that Truth always prevails. In between the two circles, which encircle the Ashok Stambha, is the symbolic peacock, which is the national bird. The seal signifies upholding truth, valour and justice. "We who enforce the law must not merely obey it. We have an obligation to set a moral example, which those whom we protect can follow."

## Organizational structure[edit]

Officers of Kolkata mounted police riding across the Maidan Ground, Kolkata. White uniformed Traffic Police directing traffic in Kolkata. Police Training School, Kolkata

As of 2018[update], Kolkata Police has eight divisions covering 79 police stations.[11] It has a strength of 35,000 and a territorial jurisdiction of 243 km2 (94 sq mi). The commissioner is the chief of the Kolkata Police. The commissioner is appointed by the Government of West Bengal and reports independently to the Home Minister of the State. The headquarters are at 18, Lalbazar Street, near B.B.D. Bagh area in Central Kolkata. The commissioner is an Indian Police Service officer of the rank of Additional DG & IG of police. Shri Vineet Goyal (IPS) is the present commissioner. The state government vests the commissioner with the powers of a magistrate of First Class with limits within the suburbs of Calcutta. He has power to issue orders with his discretion.

### Units[edit]

Divisions

1. South Division
2. North and North Suburban Division
3. Central Division
4. Eastern Suburban Division
5. Port Division
6. South East Division
7. South Suburban Division (Jadavpur Division)
8. South West Division (Behala Division)
9. East Division
10. Bhangar Division

Branches

1. Detective Department
2. Special Branch[12]
3. Enforcement Branch
4. Kolkata Traffic Police
5. Reserve Force
6. Wireless Branch
7. Security Control Organisation

Other units

1. Police Training School
2. Home Guard Organisation
3. Special Task Force[13]
4. The Kolkata Armed Police (KAP) are West Bengal's state armed police force for operations in Kolkata. The KAP is part of the KPF and consists of eight battalions and three special units. The special units are the RAF, the Special Action Force (SAF, approx. 160 members), the Commando Force (approximately 200 members) and the Combat Force.[14]

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### Rank structure[edit]

Main article: List of police ranks in India

The rank structure of Kolkata Police officers is as follows (in descending order of seniority):

* Commissioner of Police
* (One) Special Commissioner of Police
* (Six) Additional Commissioners of Police
* (Eight) Joint Commissioners of Police
* Deputy Commissioners of Police
* Assistant Commissioners of Police
* Inspectors
* Sub-Inspector/Wireless Supervisor/Sergeant/Subedar
* Assistant Sub-Inspector
* Naik
* Constable/Sepoy
* Wireless Helper
* Junior Constable
* Home Guard
* Civic Volunteer
* Traffic Volunteer
* Kolkata Green Police

### Jurisdiction[edit]

A Kolkata police ambulance

The jurisdiction of the Kolkata Police covers the area of Kolkata District and an adjacent area as well. That adjacent area, like Kolkata District, is within the boundaries of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The Kolkata Police's entire area comprises all 144 wards of the KMC[15].On march 2009 kolkata police took 17 police stations of North and South 24-Pargana district under its wing.[16]On September 2011 Kolkata police again extended their jurisdiction to 17 more police stations in the adjacent South 24-Parganas district in an effort to improve police service.[17]

## Administration[edit]

### Particulars of the Kolkata Police Commissionerate, functions and duties[edit]

Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, is the Executive and Administrative Head of Kolkata Police Force. Under his command and control, there are:

Rank structure of the Kolkata Police[14]

S no. | Rank | Strength
1 | Commissioner of Police | 1
2 | Special Commissioner of Police | 1
3 | Additional Commissioner of Police | 4
4 | Joint Commissioner of Police | 9
5 | Deputy Commissioner of Police | 33
6 | Assistant Commissioner of Police | 140
7 | Inspector | 612
8 | Sub-Inspector | 1962
9 | Sergeant Major | 29
10 | Sergeant | 1553
11 | Subedar | 150
12 | Assistant Sub-Inspector | 4460
13 | Police Constable | 20740

### Police stations[edit]

Police stations under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Police are as follows:[18][19]

1. Alipore
2. Amherst Street
3. Amherst Street Women
4. Anandapur
5. Ballygunge
6. Bansdroni
7. Behala
8. Behala Women
9. Beliaghata
10. Beniapukur
11. Bhowanipur
12. Bowbazar
13. Burrabazar
14. Burtolla
15. Charu Market
16. Chetla
17. Chitpur
18. Cossipore
19. Ekbalpur
20. Entally
21. Garden Reach
22. Garfa
23. Gariahat
24. Girish Park
25. Golf Green
26. Hare Street
27. Haridevpur
28. Hastings
29. Jadavpur
30. Jorabagan
31. Jorasanko
32. Kalighat
33. Kolkata Leather Complex
34. Karaya
35. Karaya Women
36. Kasba
37. Lake
38. Maidan
39. Maniktala
40. Metiabruz
41. Muchipara
42. Nadial
43. Narkeldanga
44. Netaji Nagar
45. New Alipore
46. New Market
47. North Port
48. Panchasayar
49. Park Street
50. Parnashree
51. Patuli
52. Patuli Women
53. Phoolbagan
54. Posta
55. Pragati Maidan
56. Purba Jadavpur
57. Rabindra Sarobar
58. Rajabagan
59. Regent Park
60. Sarsuna
61. Shakespeare Sarani
62. Shyampukur
63. Sinthee
64. South Port
65. Survey Park
66. Tala
67. Taltala
68. Taltala Women
69. Tangra
70. Taratala
71. Thakurpukur
72. Tiljala
73. Tollygunge
74. Tollygunge Women
75. Topsia
76. Ultadanga
77. Ultadanga Women
78. Watgunge
79. Watgunge Women
80. West Port

## Criticism[edit]

The traffic department of Kolkata Police has been criticized for imposing blanket bans on bicycles on major roads. The ban has been in effect from 2008 to improve traffic flows. Violation of such bans has led to imposing a fine of Rs 100 or seizing of bicycles. There have been protests against such bans, as neither bicycles have caused traffic congestion by traffic experts, nor the ban was approved by the State Government.[20] The fines imposed against bicyclists do not conform to the Motor Vehicles Act, which does not mention any penalties against bicyclists. Furthermore, traffic cops who impose penalties issue small slips which are chits of plain paper little bigger than postage stamps with a traffic police stamp, which incensed that the fines are illegal and nothing but bribes.[21]

## Recreation[edit]

Kolkata Police operates Police Athletic Club, a team that competes in Premier Division of the Calcutta Football League.[22][23][24]

## See also[edit]

* Divisions of Kolkata Police
* West Bengal Police
* CID West Bengal
* Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate
* Barrackpore Police Commissionerate
* Chandannagar Police Commissionerate
* Howrah Police Commissionerate
* Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate
* Siliguri Police Commissionerate
* Indian Imperial Police
* Kolkata Police community policing initiatives
* Kolkata Police Friendship Cup

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* Hooghly
* Paschim Bardhaman
* Purba Bardhaman

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Jalpaiguri division|

* Alipurduar
* Cooch Behar
* Darjeeling
* Jalpaiguri
* Kalimpong

Malda division|

* Dakshin Dinajpur
* Berhampore (declared)
* Malda
* Murshidabad
* Uttar Dinajpur

Medinipur division|

* Bankura
* Bishnupur (declared)
* Jhargram
* Paschim Medinipur
* Purba Medinipur
* Purulia

Presidency division|

* Basirhat (declared)
* Howrah
* Ichamati (declared)
* Kolkata
* Nadia
* North 24 Parganas
* Ranaghat (declared)
* Sundarbans (declared)
* South 24 Parganas

Cities and
towns|

* Alipore
* Asansol
* Berhampore
* Balurghat
* Bankura
* Barasat
* Bardhaman
* Bishnupur
* Hugli-Chuchura
* Cooch Behar
* Darjeeling
* Durgapur
* Haldia
* Howrah
* Jalpaiguri
* Jaynagar Majilpur
* Jiaganj Azimganj
* Kalimpong
* Kharagpur
* Kolkata
* Krishnanagar
* Kurseong
* Malda
* Midnapore
* Murshidabad
* Purulia
* Raiganj
* Siliguri
* Siuri
* Tamluk
* List of cities in West Bengal by population
* Cities and towns by district

Culture|

* Bengal Renaissance
* Bengali calendars
* Patachitra
* Chalchitra
* Arts of West Bengal
* Baul
* Bhadu
* Gombhira
* Chhau dance
* Cuisine
* Rabindra Sangeet
* Rabindra Nritya Natya
* Holi
* Dol Purnima
* Prostitution in Kolkata
* Pahela Baishakh
* Durga Puja
* Bhai Phonta
* Raksha Bandhan
* Ratha Yatra
* Architecture of Bengal
* Bengal temples
* Bengali language
* Bengali literature
* Feluda
* Lalmohan Ganguly
* Professor Shonku
* Tarini Khuro
* Kakababu
* Kiriti Roy
* Pather Panchali (novel)
* Tollywood (Bengali cinema)
* Jatra
* Ghosts in Bengali culture

GI product|

* Baluchari sari
* Banglar Rosogolla
* Bankura horse
* Bengal Patachitra
* Chhau mask
* Darjeeling tea
* Dhaniakhali Sari
* Dhokra
* Fazli (mango)
* Garad Saree
* Gobindobhog
* Himsagar
* Jaynagarer Moa
* Madurkathi
* Manasa chali
* Mihidana
* Nakshi kantha
* Santiniketan Leather Goods
* Shantipuri sari
* Sitabhog
* Sundarban Honey
* Tangail Saree
* Tulaipanji

Demographics|

* Bengali people
* Bihari people
* Economy of West Bengal
* Gurkha
* Adivasi
* Rajbanshi
* Anglo-Indian
* Ethnic communities in Kolkata
* List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
* Anti-Bengali sentiment in India

People|

* Rabindranath Tagore
* Satyajit Ray
* Kazi Nazrul Islam
* Anil Kumar Gain
* Ritwik Ghatak
* Subhas Chandra Bose
* Jamini Roy
* Bidhan Chandra Roy
* Jyoti Basu
* Nandalal Bose
* Jagadish Chandra Bose
* Meghnad Saha
* Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
* Sarat Chandra Bose
* Jnanadanandini Devi
* Abanindranath Tagore
* Satyendranath Tagore
* Satyendranath Dutta
* Ram Mohan Roy
* Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
* Rani Rashmoni
* Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
* Swami Vivekananda
* Sarada Devi
* Dwarkanath Tagore
* Sukumar Ray
* Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
* Michael Madhusudan Dutta
* Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
* Sister Nivedita
* Mother Teresa
* Amartya Sen
* Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
* Nihar Ranjan Gupta

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