Siliguri Metropolitan Police

Siliguri Metropolitan Police

শিলিগুড়ি মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ
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AbbreviationSMP
MottoCourage Care Commitment
(Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ)
Agency overview
Formed5 August, 2012
EmployeesCommissioner of Police
Deputy commissioners
Additional Deputy Commissioners
Assistant Commissioners
Police Inspectors
Sub Inspectors
Assistant Sub Inspectors
Annual budget103.8289 crore (US$12 million) (2021-22 est.)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSiliguri, IN
Size640 sq mi (1,700 km2)
Populationest. 10,20,000
Governing bodyGovernment of West Bengal
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSiliguri, West Bengal, India
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyWest Bengal Police
Facilities
Stations08
Website
siliguripc.wbpolice.gov.in
A Police Assistance Booth in Siliguri

Siliguri Metropolitan Police, established in 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the certain urban parts of Siliguri, West Bengal.[3] The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and is under the administrative control of Home Ministry of West Bengal. It was formed after bifurcation of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri Police District, and has eight police stations under its jurisdiction. Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi, IPS (a IGP rank officer) has taken over charge of the Commissioner of Police, Siliguri Police Commissionerate .

  1. ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Tripurari Atharv takes over as new CP of Siliguri". www.millenniumpost.in. 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Siliguri police hub". The Times of India. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.