| West Bengal Police | |
|---|---|
 Crest of West Bengal Police | |
 Flag of West Bengal Police | |
| Abbreviation | WBP |
| Motto | "We Care We Dare" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1861 |
| Employees | 79,032 [1] |
| Annual budget | ₹10,984 crore (US$1.3 billion) (FY2024–25 est.)[2] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | West Bengal, IN |
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| Jurisdiction of the West Bengal Police | |
| Size | 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) |
| Population | 91,347,736 (2011) |
| Legal jurisdiction | West Bengal |
| Governing body | Department of Home and Hill Affairs |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Bhabani Bhawan, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Gazetted Officers | 200 IPS officers[3] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Units | CID West Bengal Counter Insurgency Force |
| Facilities | |
| Police Stations | 516[4] |
| Vessels | 7[5] |
| Jetties | 4[5] |
| Dogs | 60[6] |
| Website | |
| wbpolice | |
The West Bengal Police is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. The other being the Kolkata Police, which has a separate jurisdiction across Kolkata.
The West Bengal Police was reorganized under provisions of the Police Act 1861 during the British Raj. It is headed by an officer designated as the Director General of Police who reports to the State Government through the Home (Police) Department. Shri Rajeev Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1989 batch is the DGP (additional charge) of West Bengal Police since 18 July 2024.[7]
The West Bengal Police has jurisdiction concurrent with the twenty-two revenue districts of the State (excluding the metropolitan city of Kolkata) which comprises one of the two general police districts of West Bengal under the Police Act 1861. The other general police district consists of the major portions of the metropolitan area of Kolkata, and has a separate police force (Kolkata Police Commissionerate) constituted and administered under the Calcutta Police Act 1866 & Calcutta (Suburban Police) Act 1866. This arrangement, unique in India, was conceived during colonial times when Calcutta was the capital of British India. The city police have been kept independent of the state police force.
- ^ "STATES/UTS & CPFS POLICE STRENGTH" (PDF). bprd.nic.in.
- ^ "West Bengal Budget Analysis 2024-25". PRS Legislative Research.
- ^ "West Bengal Police".
- ^ "Police Stations under West Bengal Police Jurisdection". Department of Information & Cultural Affairs(I&CA), Government of West Bengal. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no.2870 on COASTAL SECURITY No.29/RN/Ref./November/2013" (PDF). loksabhadocs.nic.in. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Minhaj, Adnan (7 November 2021). "West Bengal Police to set up dog squads in all districts". The Siasat Daily 7:39 pm IST. pp. Offbeat. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ PTI (15 July 2024). "Bengal govt reinstates Rajeev Kumar as DGP". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 July 2024.