Varanasi Police Commissionerate
- Varanasi Police
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- Mohit Agarwal IPS, Commissioner of Police
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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
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
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 November 15, 2022, it was reorganised with Gomti as the new zone. With the new zone Varanasi Rural Police was merged into the Commissionerate.[5]
Zones
- Varuna Zone
- Cantt. Circle
- Sarnath Circle
- Rohaniya Circle
- Kashi Zone
- Bhelupur Circle
- Kotwali Circle
- Dashaswamedh Circle
- Chetganj Circle
- Gomti Zone
- Pindra Circle
- Rohaniya Circle
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Police Stations
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
- Cantt. Circle
- Cantt.
- Shivpur
- Lalpur-Pandeypur
- Sarnath Circle
- Sarnath
- Chaubeypur
- Cholapur
- Paryatak Thana
- Rohaniya Circle
- Rohaniya
- Manduadih
- Lohta
Kashi Zone
- Bhelupur Circle
- Bhelupur
- Lanka
- Chitaipur
- Kotwali Circle
- Kotwali
- Ramnagar
- Adampur
- Mahila Thana
- Dashaswamedh Circle
- Dashaswamedh
- Chowk
- Luxa
- Chetganj Circle
- Chetganj
- Jaitpura
- Sigra
Gomti Zone
- Rajatalab Circle
- Rajatalab
- Mirzamurad
- Kapsethi
- Jansa
- Pindra Circle
- Sindhaura
- Badagaon
- Phoolpur
- Mahila Thana
Officers & Appointments
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 |
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
Commissioner of Varanasi Police | |
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वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्त | |
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Incumbent since 11 March 2023Mohit Agarwal | |
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.
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
References
- ^ Pathikrit Chakraborty (26 March 2021). "UP: Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar get first police commissioners". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Kanpur, Varanasi cities get first police commissioners". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Administrative Officers" (PDF). Varanasi Admin.
- ^ Notifications uppolice.gov.in
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (29 November 2022). "Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj get first police commissioners". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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