Guwahati Police Commissionerate

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Guwahati Police Commissionerate
MottoMaintain order, prevent and detect crime by enforcing law firmly and impartially, without fear or favor, prejudice or vindictiveness
Agency overview
Formed1 January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-01)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGuwahati, Assam, Kamrup Metropolitan District, India
Map of Assam with mark showing location of Guwahati
Map of Assam with mark showing location of Guwahati
Guwahati
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Location of Guwahati in Assam
Legal jurisdictionKamrup Metropolitan District
Governing bodyGovernment of Assam
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersGuwahati, Panbazar, 781001
Agency executive
  • Diganta Barah, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Guwahati City
Parent agencyAssam Police
Website
Police Commissionerate, Guwahati[1]

The Guwahati Police Commissionerate is the law enforcement agency for the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police.

Creation[edit]

The Commissionerate of Police in Guwahati was formed on 1 January 2015.[1] It is still in its early stages.[citation needed]

Re-organization[edit]

Due 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The East Police District comprises one DCP, one ADCP and ACP Basistha, ACP Sonapur, Assam and ACP Dispur.
  • The Central Police District comprises one DCP, one ADCP and ACP Pan Bazaar, ACP Chandmari and ACP Noonmati.
  • The All Women police station is being headed by the ACP Women Unit.
  • 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.
  • The Crime Branch is being headed by one DCP known as DCP crime and one ADCP (Crime) and ACP Crime and ACP Cybercrime.
  • The Traffic Branch is being headed by one DCP known as DCP Traffic, and two ADCPs and three ACPs.[2]

[3] [4] [5]

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[edit]

Official website

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chakravarty to be Guwahati's first Police Commissioner". Business Standard.
  2. ^ "Officers List, Police Commissionerate, Guwahati".
  3. ^ "Police Commissionerate Guwahati". guwahaticitypolice.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Magisterial powers for Guwahati top cop". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Assam Police". www.assampolice.gov.in.
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