Varanasi Police Commissionerate

Police department of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Law enforcement agency

Varanasi Police Commissionerate

Varanasi Police Commissionerate

Flag of Varanasi Police

Common name| Varanasi Police
Motto| Surakṣā āpakī, saṃkalpa hamārā (Hindi)
"Your Safety, Our Pledge"
Agency overview
Formed| 25 March 2021; 4 years ago (25 March 2021)
Preceding agency|

* Varanasi Police

Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Uttar Pradesh, India
Map of Varanasi Police Commissionerate's jurisdiction
Legal jurisdiction| Varanasi and Ramnagar town
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Overseen by| Department of Home & Confidential,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters| Kacheri Parisar, Opposite Circuit House Gate, Varanasi
Minister responsible|

* Yogi Adityanath (Chief Minister), Minister of Home Affairs

Agency executive|

* Mohit Agarwal IPS, Commissioner of Police

Parent agency| Uttar Pradesh Police
Child agencies|

* Cyber Crime
* Crime Against Women
* Traffic Police
* River Police
* Anti-Human Trafficking
* Dial 112
* Crime Branch

Facilities
Thanas| 30 (including Mahila Thana & Paryatak Thana)
Patrol cars| Dial 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.

## History

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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

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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 15 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

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* 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

Source:[6]

## Police Stations

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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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IPS Officers  S.No  | Name of IPS Officer  | Rank  | Posted as

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1  | MOHIT AGARWAL  | ADG  | COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
2  | DR. K. EJILEARASSANE  | IG  | JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HQ/CRIME
3  | SHIVASIMPI CHANNAPPA  | DIG  | ADDL. COMM. OF POLICE LAW & ORDER , COMMISIONARATE
4  | SURYA KANT TRIPATHI  | SP  | DCP SECURITY & INTELIJENCE
5  | PRAMOD KUMAR  | SP  | DCP KASHI zone
6  | HIRDESH KUMAR  | SP  | DCP TRAFFIC & PROTOCOL
7  | SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH  | SP  | DCP VARUNA ZONE, HQ & ACC
8  | MANISH KUMAR SHANDILYA  | ADDL. SP  | DCP GOMATI ZONE & LINE
9  | CHANDRA KANT MEENA  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP KASHI ZONE
10  | AKASH PATEL  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP GOMATI ZONE & LINE
11  | SARAVANAN. T  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP VARUNA ZONE AND CRIME
12  | SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA  | ADDL. SP  | ACP LINE
13  | NEETU  | ADDL. SP  | ACP CHETGANJ & LINE
14  | DEVENDRA KUMAR  | ASP  | SHO Chaubepur
PPS Officers  S.No  | Name of PPS Officer  | Rank  | Posted as

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1  | MAMTA RANI CHAUDHARY  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP WOMEN CRIME
2  | RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP TRAFFIC & PROTOCOL
3  | KRISHNA KANT SAROJ  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP PROTOCOL & HQ
4  | VIRENDRA KUMAR  | ADDL. SP  | ADCP SECURITY
5  | RAJ KUMAR SINGH  | DSP  | ACP HQ
6  | AMIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA  | DSP  | ACP SECURITY KVM-GVM
7  | VIKAS SRIVASTAVA  | DSP  | ACP TRAFFIC
8  | ANJANI KUMAR RAI  | DSP  | ACP SURAKSHA
9  | AJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA  | DSP  | ACP RAJATALAB
10  | DR. ATUL ANJAAN TRIPATHI  | DSP  | ACP SARNATH
11  | DHANANJAY MISHRA  | DSP  | ACP BHELUPUR
12  | GAURAV KUMAR  | DSP  | ACP CYBER & WOMEN CRIME, EOW
13  | VIDUSH SAXENA  | DSP  | ACP CANTT
14  | MISS. PRAGYA PATHAK  | DSP  | ACP DASHASHWMEDH
15  | AMIT KUMAR PANDEY  | DSP  | ACP KOTWALI
16  | PRATEEK KUMAR  | DSP  | ACP PINDRA
17  | SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA  | DSP  | ACP ROHANIYA

## Commissioner of Police

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Commissioner of Varanasi Police

वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्त

Incumbent
Mohit Agarwal

since 11 March 2023

Abbreviation| CP
Residence| Varanasi Cantonment Area
Appointer| Department Of Home & Confidential
First holder| A. Satish Ganesh
Deputy| Addl. 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. No  | Name  | Rank  | From  | To  | Note

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1  | A. Satish Ganesh[7] | ADG  | 25 March 2021  | 28 November 2022  | First CP of Varanasi
2  | Mutha Ashok Jain[8] | ADG  | 29 November 2022  | 11 March 2023  |
3  | Mohit Agarwal  | ADG  | 11 March 2023  | **  |

## See also

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* Varanasi
* Uttar Pradesh Police
* Lucknow City Police

## References

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1. ^ Pathikrit Chakraborty (26 March 2021). "UP: Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar get first police commissioners". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
2. ^ "Kanpur, Varanasi cities get first police commissioners". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
3. ^ a b "Administrative Officers" (PDF). Varanasi Admin.
4. ^ Notifications uppolice.gov.in
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.
6. ^ a b "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.
7. ^ "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. ^ "Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj get first police commissioners". The Hindu. 29 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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Varanasi division

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Districts|

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Tehsils|

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Census towns|

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Varanasi
Tehsil|

* Adampur
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* Amaut
* Amawar
* Anantpur
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* Chadpur
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Constituency|

| Lok Sabha|

Varanasi

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Vidhan Sabha|

Ajagara
Pindra
Rohaniya
Sevapuri
Shivpur
Varanasi Cantt.
Varanasi North
Varanasi South

Transportation|

| Air|

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

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Rail|

Babatpur
Bhulanpur
Kashi
Manduadih
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Varanasi City
Varanasi Metro

Road|

Grand Trunk Road
National Highway 28
National Highway 35
Malviya Bridge

Water|

Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal

Education|

| Universities|

Banaras Hindu University
IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

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Colleges|

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CBSE schools|

Central Hindu Boys School
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Delhi Public School
KV-BHU

UP board schools|

C.M. Anglo Bengali College

ICSE schools|

St Joseph's Convent School
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Sarnath

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Churches|

St. Mary's Cathedral

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Hindu
temples|

| Aghori|

Baba Keenaram Sthal

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Bharat Mata|

Bharat Mata Mandir

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Durga Mandir
Sankata Devi Mandir

Hanuman|

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple

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Annapurna Devi Mandir
Lalita Gauri Mandir
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Kaal Bhairav Mandir
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Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir
Nepali Mandir
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Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir

Others|

Tulsi Manas Mandir

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Gyanvapi Mosque
Alamgir Mosque

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Ravidasis|

Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan

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Ghats|

Assi Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)
Lalita Ghat
Manikarnika Ghat
Munshi Ghat
Sant Ravidas Ghat
Scindia Ghat
Tulsi Ghat

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Ashoka Stambh
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Ghats
Jantar Mantar
Ramnagar Fort

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