Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate

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Police Commissionerate Kanpur Nagar
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Motto	सुरक्षा आपकी, संकल्प हमारा (Hindi) Your protection, our pledge
Agency overview
Formed	25 March 2021
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Municipal limits of Kanpur Nagar district, India
Size	403 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population	27,65,348
Governing body	Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Police Commissioner Kanpur Nagar Office
Elected officer responsible	Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister
Agency executive	B. P. Jogdand,[1] IPS, Commissioner of Police
Parent agency	Uttar Pradesh Police
Facilities
Stations	49 Police Stations
SUV, Motorcycles	326

The Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate (Hindi: कानपुर नगर पुलिस आयुक्तालय, popularly Kanpur Nagar Police) is the police department within the municipal limits of Kanpur. It is a part of Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation in Kanpur city.

It is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of ADG as its Commissioner of Police.

On 3 November 2022, it was decided to include all 11 Police station of Kanpur outer police in Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate leading to 49 police stations.

History

Before 2020, Kanpur Nagar district police came under Kanpur police zone and Kanpur police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Kanpur zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional director general of police (ADG), whereas Kanpur range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).

Police Administration of Kanpur was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who was an IPS officer. He was assisted by six Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (East, North, West, South, Traffic and Crime). The district was divided into twelve police circles, each responsibility of a Circle Officer (CO) in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.

List of Head of Organization of Kanpur Nagar Police

Senior Superintendent of Police of Kanpur Nagar

Since Independence of the nation till 26 March 2021, 75 Indian Police Service officers have served as the head of organization of kanpur police as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).

Police Commissioner of Kanpur Nagar

On 26 March 2021, Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to make commissionerate in Kanpur Nagar city headed by rank of Additional Director of Police (ADG). Asim Arun was first Police Commissioner of Kanpur Nagar.

Organisation

The Kanpur Commissionerate Police is headed by Commissioner of Police who is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police of i.e. Addl. CP Law & Order and Addl. CP Crime (IG). Police Commissionerate is divided into four police zones (East, West, Central and South), each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police which consists of 12 circles headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police and 49 police stations.^[2]

Police stations

Police stations under the jurisdiction of Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate are as follows:

See also

• Uttar Pradesh Police
• Lucknow City Police

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