Kolkata police
The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the three presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, as defined under the Calcutta Police Act, 1866 and the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866. The primary functions of the forces are maintaining law and order in the city, traffic management, prevention and detection of crime and co-ordinating various citizen-centric services for the people of Kolkata. As of 2018, Kolkata Police has 8 divisions covering 79 police stations. It has a strength of approximately 35,000 and a territorial jurisdiction of 243 km2 (approx). There are 8 battalions of armed forces as well as specialised branches. The force also uses various modern technologies for effective handling of unconventional crimes, terrorism and related activities.
| Kolkata Police Force | |
|---|---|
| Insignia of Kolkata Police Insignia of Kolkata Police | |
| Common name | Kolkata Police |
| Abbreviation | KP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1866 |
| Employees | 35000 |
| Annual budget | ₹1,727.0843 crore (US$200 million) (2021-22 est.)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kolkata, India  |
| Size | 311 sq mi (810 km2) |
| Population | 45,80,544 (within 200.71 km**) |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 18, Lalbazar Street, Kolkata 700 001 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent agency | Department of Home (West Bengal) |
| Facilities | |
| Police Stations | 79 [3] |
| Website | |
| www.kolkatapolice.gov.in | |
HistoryEdit
Early years (17th century)Edit
The history of the present structure of policing in Kolkata goes back to East India company times, when the city was known as "Calcutta", and was an early settlement of the English East India Company. Calcutta was founded on the eastern banks of the Hooghly by an Englishman, Job Charnock in 1690. Policing in Calcutta's earliest days was confined to the Mughal administration and their local representatives. Bengal was still technically a part of the Mughal Empire, but the Nawabs of Bengal, based in Murshidabad in Northern South Bengal, were its effective rulers. The watch and ward functions were entrusted to a Kotwal or town prefect who had 45 peons under him, armed with traditional weapons like staves and spears, to deal with miscreants.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "Anuj Sharma appointed new Kolkata police chief - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kolkata-to-get-eight-more-police-stations/articleshow/38039369.cms
- ↑ "Origins of Kolkata Police". Kolkata police. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- "Evolution of the Calcutta Police: A Calcutta Police presentation on the occasion of the Calcutta Tercentenary, 1990", Calcutta Police, 1990