The Guwahati Police Commissionerate is the law enforcement agency for the city of Guwahati, Assam, India. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police.
| Guwahati Police Commissionerate | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Maintain order, prevent and detect crime by enforcing law firmly and impartially, without fear or favor, prejudice or vindictiveness |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 January 2015 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Guwahati, Assam, Kamrup Metropolitan District, India |
  Guwahati Location of Guwahati in Assam | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Kamrup Metropolitan District |
| Governing body | Government of Assam |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Guwahati, Panbazar, 781001 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Assam Police |
| Website | |
| Police Commissionerate, Guwahati[1] | |
Creation
editThe Commissionerate of Police in Guwahati was formed on 1 January 2015.[1] It is still in its early stages.[citation needed]
Re-organization
editDue to the rapid increase in population, there has been a steady increase in crime.[citation needed] In view of the above the following structure has been instituted:
- The disciplinary and administrative control of the force is being held by the Commissioner of Police, having powers and functions of Additional District Magistrate.[citation needed]
- The city has been divided into three police districts: the West Police District, the East Police District and the Central Police District, headed by the Superintendent of Police ranked officers, known as the Deputy Commissioners of Police.[citation needed]
- The West Police District comprises one DCP, one ADCP (Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police) and ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police) Azara, Guwahati and ACP Jalukbari.[citation needed]
- The East Police District comprises one DCP, one ADCP and ACP Basistha, ACP Sonapur, Assam and ACP Dispur.[citation needed]
- The Central Police District comprises one DCP, one ADCP and ACP Pan Bazaar, ACP Chandmari and ACP Noonmati.[citation needed]
- The All Women police station is being headed by the ACP Women Unit.[citation needed]
- Each police station is under the care of Inspector of Police who is the Station House Officer (S.H.O.), and performs all the duties and exercises all the powers of the S.H.O., except that of Pragjyotishpur, Guwahati PS and Sonapur, Assam Police Stations where Sub-Inspector ranked officers are Officers-in-Charge.[citation needed]
- The Crime Branch is being headed by one DCP known as DCP crime and one ADCP (Crime) and ACP Crime and ACP Cybercrime.[citation needed]
- The Traffic Branch is being headed by one DCP known as DCP Traffic, and two ADCPs and three ACPs.[2]
List of Police Commissioners
edit| S. NO | Name | Duration of service |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jyotirmay Chakravarty (IPS) | 1 Jan 2015 – 16 Jun 2015 |
| 2. | Mukesh Agarwal (IPS) | 16 Jun 2015 – 26 Aug 2016 |
| 3. | Hiren Chandra Nath (IPS) | 27 Aug 2016 – 31 March 2018 |
| 4. | Pradip Chandra Saloi (IPS) | 1 April 2018 – 31 Dec 2018 |
| 5. | Deepak Kumar (IPS) | 31 Dec 2018- 13 Dec 2019 |
| 6. | M. P. Gupta (IPS) | 13 Dec 2019 - 14 July 2021 |
| 7. | Harmeet Singh (IPS) | 14 July 2021 - 16 Dec 2022 |
| 8. | Diganta Barah (IPS) | 16 Dec 2022 to present |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chakravarty to be Guwahati's first Police Commissioner". Business Standard.
- ^ "Officers List, Police Commissionerate, Guwahati". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Police Commissionerate Guwahati". guwahaticitypolice.gov.in.
- ^ "Magisterial powers for Guwahati top cop". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Assam Police". www.assampolice.gov.in.