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The Police Manual of West Bengal Police was compiled and issued during British Raj and is known as the Police Regulations of Bengal(PRB), 1943 and with subsequent modifications and corrections, is the guiding source of internal Police Organization and Administration under its area of responsibility. The WBP is divided into a number of units:
Chandannagar Police Commissionerate [3] established on 30 June 2017, is a police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within certain urban parts of Hooghly district. [4] The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and is under the administrative control of Home Ministry of West Bengal.
A District Superintendent of Police, better known as a Superintendent of Police, heads the District Police organisation of West Bengal Police. This is as per the Police Act of 1861, which is applicable to the whole of India. [29] The Superintendents of Police are officers of the Indian Police Service. [30]
The Police commissionerate is situated at Bidhannagar and is divided into three divisions: Bidhannagar Division, Newtown Division, and Airport Division. [10] The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 146.34 km 2 (56.50 sq mi) [11] with 13 Police Stations; 9 Traffic Guards; 1 Women Police Station and 1 Cyber Crime Police Station under it. [12]
The origins of the WBPS trace back to the British-era Bengal Police, which was established in 1861 under the provisions of the Indian Police Act, 1861. [2] After India’s independence, the police service in West Bengal was reorganized, and the WBPS was formally constituted in 1952 to serve as the backbone of the state police administration.
The Kolkata Police (Bengali: কলকাতা পুলিশ) (formerly "Calcutta Police"), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within the metropolitan area of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the two primary police forces in West Bengal, the other being the West Bengal Police.
The Barrackpore police commissioner's office on Barrackpore Trunk road. The police commissionerate is situated at Barrackpore, and is divided into three zones – North, Central and South. [9] The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 269.5 square kilometres (104.1 sq mi) area [10] with 25 police stations under it. [11]
Each battalion has 700 members including 12 additional superintendents, 15 assistant superintendents, 33 inspectors with sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors, naek and constables. All the officers and personnel come from Bangladesh Police through an intensive selection procedure. [6] [7]