Varanasi Police Commissionerate

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate[1] (Hindi: वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्तालय) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Varanasi, the capital and the largest city of Uttar Pradesh. It is a police unit of 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 is of DIG rank, and two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) who are of SP rank.

Varanasi Police Commissionerate
वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्तालय
Common nameVaranasi Police
Agency overview
Formed25 March 2021
Preceding agency
  • Varanasi District Police
    ( headed by SSP)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUttar Pradesh, India
Legal jurisdictionVaranasi City & Ramnagar Town
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed byDepartment of Home,
Uttar Pradesh Government
HeadquartersKachehri Parisar, Opposite Circuit House Gate, Varanasi
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyUttar Pradesh Police
Child agencies
  • Cyber Crime
  • Crime Against Women
  • Traffic
  • River Police
  • Anti Human Trafficking
  • Dial 112
  • Crime Branch
Facilities
Thanas18 (including Mahila Thana & Paryatak Thana)
Patrol carsDial 112, PRV, Bikes, Boats

History

Before March 2021, Varanasi District Police came under 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 Varanasi range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).[2]

Police Administration of Varanasi District was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who was an officer and was accountable to the District Magistrate for Law and Order enforcement. 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 responsibility of a Circle Officer (CO) in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.[3]

Structure

The Varanasi District has been divided into two police[1] jurisdictions - Varanasi City Police Commissionerate which covers the urban and city area of the district and Lucknow Rural Police which is having jurisdiction over the rural and outer areas.

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is headed by Commissioner of Police who is of ADG rank and assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl. CP) of DIG rank.

There are total 18 Police Stations[4] that comes under Varanasi Police Commissionerate.

Zones[5]
  • Varuna Zone
    1. Cantt. Circle
    2. Chetganj Circle
  • Kashi Zone
    1. Bhelupur Circle
    2. Kotwali Circle
    3. Dashaswamedh Circle

Police Stations[5]

Under the police commissionerate system in Varanasi, the city's 18 police stations are divided into two zones, Kashi and Varuna. Five circles have been earmarked in both the zones. 18 police stations comes under the purview of these five circles.

Varuna Zone
  • Cantt. Circle
  1. Cantt. PS
  2. Shivpur PS
  3. Lalpur-Pandeypur PS
  4. Sarnath PS
  • Chetganj Circle
  1. Chetganj PS
  2. Jaitpura PS
  3. Sigra PS

Kashi Zone
  • Bhelupur Circle
  1. Bhelupur PS
  2. Lanka PS
  3. Manduwadih PS
  • Kotwali Circle
  1. Kotwali PS
  2. Ramnagar PS
  3. Adampur PS
  4. Mahila Thana
  • Dashaswamedh Circle
  1. Dashaswamedh PS
  2. Chauk PS
  3. Luxa PS
  4. Paryatak PS[6]

Officers & Appointments[7]

IPS Officers posted at Police Commissionerate Varanasi
S.No Name of IPS Officer Rank Appointmet
1 A. SATISH GANESH ADG POLICE COMMISSIONER
2 SUBHASH CHANDRA DUBEY DIG ADDL.CP HQ& CRIME
3 ANIL KUMAR SINGH DIG ADDL. CP L&O
4 AMIT KUMAR-I SP DCP HQ/ CRIME
5 VIKRANT VIR SP DCP SECURITY & INTELIJENCE
6 ADITYA LANGEH SP DCP VARUNA ZONE
7 ARTI SINGH SP ADDL.DCP CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
8 SANTOSH KUMAR MEENA ASP ACP CHETGANJ
9 LAKHAN SINGH YADAV ASP ACP CANTT
10 RAM SEWAK GAUTAM SP DCP KASHI ZONE

PPS Officers posted at Police Commissionerate Varanasi
S.No Name of PPS Officer Rank Appointment
1 PRABAL PRATAP SINGH ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP VARUNA ZONE
2 AJAY KUMAR SINGH ADDL. SP ADDL.DCP SECURITY
3 MAMTA RANI CHAUDHARY ADDL. SP ADDL.DCP WOMEN,S CRIME/HQ
4 VINAY KUMAR SINGH ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP PROTOCOL
5 RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP KASHI ZONE
6 DINESH KUMAR PURI ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP TRAFFIC
7 CHAKRAPANI TRIPATHI ADDL. SP ADDL.DCP SECURITY/ ACP SECURITY
8 AMIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP OFFICE/ EOW/ CYBER CRIME/ WRIT CELL/ ELLECTION
9 GYAN PRAKASH RAI DSP ACP SARNATH
10 BHASKAR VERMA DSP ACP SURAKSHA
11 AWADHESH KUMAR PANDEY DSP ACP- DASHASHWMEDH/ LINE
12 NITESH PRATAP SINGH DSP ACP SURAKSHA
13 PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH DSP ACP BHELUPUR
14 RATNESHWAR SINGH DSP ACP CRIME/ ACCOUNTS
15 TRILOCHAN TRIPATHI DSP ACP KOTWALI
16 LALIT MANI TRIPATHI DSP

See Also

References
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  2. "Kanpur, Varanasi cities get first police commissioners". Hindustan Times. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. "Administrative Officers" (PDF). Varanasi Admin.
  4. https://uppolice.gov.in/pdf/notification_vns.pdf
  5. "पुलिस कमिश्नरेट सिस्टम: वाराणसी शहर काशी और वरुणा जोन में बंटा, पांच सर्किल के दायरे में 18 थाने". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  6. "वाराणसी: काशी विश्‍वनाथ कॉरिडोर में खुलेगा टूरिस्‍ट थाना, तीन मॉडल थाने बनेंगे". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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