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| Commissioner of Kolkata Police Force | |
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 Insignia of Commissioner of Police | |
since 17 September 2024 | |
| Kolkata Police Force | |
| Style | The Learned Commissioner of Police |
| Abbreviation | Ld. CP |
| Residence | 2, Loudon Street, Kolkata |
| Seat | Lalbazar, Kolkata |
| Appointer | Government of West Bengal |
| Constituting instrument | The Calcutta Police Act, 1866 |
| Formation | 1856 |
| First holder | S. Wauchope |
| Salary | HAG scale (Level 15) |
| Website | kolkatapolice |
The Commissioner of the Kolkata Police (formerly Commissioner of the Calcutta Police) is the head of the Kolkata Police. The Kolkata police commissioner is appointed by the Minister of Home and Hill Affairs and reports independently to the Home Secretary for West Bengal. The commissioner sits at the Kolkata Police Headquarters, located at 18 Lalbazar Street in the Lalbazar neighbourhood of central Kolkata.
The commissioner is an Indian Police Service officer of the rank of Additional Director-General (ADG) of Police. The commissioner heads the almost 35,000 strong metropolitan police force in a jurisdiction consisting of approximately 243km2 area and is the home to 14,617,992 people (2011 census figures).