Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate

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{{short description|Police unit in Kanpur Nagar, India}}
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The '''Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate''' ([[Hindi]]: कानपुर नगर पुलिस आयुक्तालय, popularly ''Kanpur Nagar Police'') is the police department within the municipal limits of [[Kanpur]]. It is a part of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]] and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation in [[Kanpur]] city.

It is headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] in the rank of [[Additional director general of police|ADGP]] as its Commissioner of Police.

== History ==
Before 2020, [[Kanpur Nagar district]] police came under [[Kanpur]] police zone and [[Kanpur]] police range of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]. [[Kanpur]] zone is headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] in the rank of [[Additional director general of police]] (ADG), whereas [[Kanpur]] range is headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] in the rank of [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General of Police]] (IG).

Police Administration of [[Kanpur]] was headed by the [[Superintendent of police (India)|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 six [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendents of Police]] (SP)/[[Additional superintendent of police|Additional Superintendents of Police]] (Addl. SP) (East, North, West, South, Traffic and Crime). The district was divided into twelve police circles, each responsibility of a Circle Officer (CO) in the rank of [[Deputy superintendent|Deputy Superintendent of Police]].

== Organisation ==
The Kanpur Commissionerate Police is headed by Commissioner of Police who is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police of DIG rank i.e. Addl. CP Headquarters and Addl. CP Law & Order. Police Commissionerate is divided into three police zones (East, West and South), each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police which consists of 12 circles headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police and 34 police stations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Officers posted at Kanpur Nagar|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?commknp&cd=NAA1ADEANgA%3D|access-date=19 July 2020|website=uppolice.gov.in}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" solid #cccccc
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| '''Hierarchy structure of the Kanpur Nagar Police'''
|- style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;"
|| '''Rank''' || style="text-align:center;"| '''Abbreviation''' || style="text-align:center;"| '''Strength'''
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| [[Commissioner of Police]] ([[Additional director general of police|ADGP]]/[[Inspector-general of police|IGP)]] || CP || 1
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| Additional Commissioner of Police ([[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]]) || Addl. CP || 2
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| Deputy Commissioner of Police ([[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]]) || DCP || 8
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| Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police ([[Additional superintendent of police|Additional SP]]) || ADCP || 10
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| [[Assistant Commissioner of Police]] ([[Deputy superintendent of police|Deputy SP]]/[[Assistant superintendent|Assistant SP]]) || ACP || 19
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| [[Police Inspector]] || Inspector || 47
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| [[Sub-Inspector|Police Sub Inspector]] || SI || 95
|-
| [[Head Constable]] || HC || 1824
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| [[Police Constable]]|| Constable || 5254
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===Police stations===
Police stations under the jurisdiction of Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate are as follows:
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# Anwar Ganj Police Station
# Armapur Police Station
# Babupurwa Police Station
# Badshahinaka Police Station
# Bajaria Police Station
# Barra Police Station
# Beckanganj Police Station
# Bithoor Police Station
#Cantt. Police Station
# Chakeri Police Station
# Chaman Ganj Police Station
# Collector Ganj Police Station
# Fazalganj Police Station
# Govind Nagar Police Station
# Gwaltoli Police Station
# Harbans Mohal Police Station
# Juhi Police Station
# Kakadeo Police Station
# Kalyanpur Police Station
# Kernalganj Police Station
# Kidwai Nagar Police Station
# Kohna Police Station
# Kotwali Police Station
# Mahila Thana Police Station
# Moolganj Police Station
# Naubasta Police Station
# Nawabganj Police Station
# Nazirabad Police Station
# Panki Police Station
# Philkhana Police Station
# Railbazar Police Station
# Raipurwa Police Station
# Sisamau Police Station
# Swaroop Nagar Police Station
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== Kanpur Outer Police ==
Kanpur outer police district is headed by SP who reports to ADG Kanpur Zone and IG Kanpur Range thus is not part of Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate. It has eleven police stations:-
* Bidhnu
* Bilhor
* Chaubepur
* Ghatampur
* Kakwan
* Maharajpur
* Narwal
* Saadh
* Sachendi
* Sajeti
* Shivrajpur

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Law enforcement in India}}

[[Category:Kanpur Nagar district]]
[[Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2021]]

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