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 .
| Siliguri Metropolitan Police শিলিগুড়ি মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ | |
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| Abbreviation | SMP |
| Motto | Courage Care Commitment (Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 5 August, 2012 |
| Employees | Commissioner of Police Deputy commissioners Additional Deputy Commissioners Assistant Commissioners Police Inspectors Sub Inspectors Assistant Sub Inspectors |
| Annual budget | ₹103.8289 crore (US$12 million) (2021-22 est.)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Siliguri, IN |
| Size | 640 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
| Population | est. 10,20,000 |
| Governing body | Government of West Bengal |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Siliguri, West Bengal, India |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | West Bengal Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 08 |
| Website | |
| siliguripc | |
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Police stations
edit- 1. Bagdogra PS
- 2. Bhaktinagar PS
- 3. Matigara PS
- 4. Pradhannagar PS
- 5. Siliguri PS
- 6. New Jalpaiguri PS
- 7. Cyber Crime PS Siliguri
- 8. Women Police Station PS
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.