Bangalore City Police
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| Bangalore City Police | |
| Emblem of Bangalore City Police | |
| Name | Bangalore City Police (BCP) |
| Area of Jurisdiction | City Police |
| City | Bangalore, India |
| Commissioner | N. Achuta Rao |
| Additional Commissioner(s) | Satyanarayana Rao M.N. Reddi Kishore Chandra |
| http://www.bcp.gov.in | |
Bangalore City Police (or BCP) is the premier enforcer of law and order in the city of Bangalore, India. The BCP works under the jurisdiction of the Karnataka State Police.
The Bangalore City Police consists of a network of foot patrols, mobile patrols, traffic patrols and armed striking force mobile units in the city. The jurisdiction of the Bangalore City Police is divided into five zones — North, East, West, South and Central. Each zone is further divided into sub-divisions, each headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Each sub-division consists of a number of police stations, which are headed by a Police inspector.
Other units within the BCP include Traffic Police, City Armed Reserve (CAR), Airport Security — responsible for the overall security of Bangalore's HAL Airport, City Special Branch (CSB), City Crime Branch (CCB) and City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB).
The Bangalore City Police's mobile patrol consists of 57 mobile vehicular patrols called Hoysala, named after the empire that ruled over most of the state of Karnataka in medieval India.
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[edit] History
Bangalore City Police, established in 1963, was the first established police force in the state of Karnataka. The first BCP Police Commissioner was C. Chandy and was of the rank Deputy Inspector General of Police. Today, Bangalore City Police consists of 86 police stations, including two all-women police stations.
[edit] Police Commissioner
The Commissioner of Police is the chief of the Bangalore City Police. The Commissioner of Police is of the rank of Additional Director General of Police and is assisted by two Joint Commissioners of the police, two Additional Commissioners of Police and 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police. The current Police Commissioner of Bangalore is N. Achuta Rao.
