Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
|agencyname = Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate
|commonname = Asansol–Durgapur City Police
|abbreviation = ADPC
|logo = Asansol police.png
|logocaption = Logo
|imagesize =
|motto = Integrity-Service-Excellence
|mottotranslated = {{lang-bn|ন্যায়পরায়ণতা-সেবা-শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব}}
|mission =
|formedyear = 2011
|formedmonthday = 1 September
|preceding1 =
|dissolved =
|superseding =
|employees = [[Commissioner of Police]] [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)| Deputy commissioners]] [[Additional superintendent of police| Additional Deputy Commissioners]] [[Deputy superintendent of police| Assistant Commissioners]] Police [[Inspector]]s [[Sub-inspector| Sub Inspectors]] [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|Assistant Sub Inspectors]]
|volunteers =
| budget = {{INRConvert|142.8879|c}} (2021–22 est.)<ref>{{cite web|date=Feb 5, 2021 |title=Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021–22 |url=http://wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/Budget_Publication/2021_bp3.pdf |access-date=Feb 6, 2021}}</ref>
|legalpersonality =
|country = India
|countryabbr = IN
|divtype =
|divname = Roughly [[Asansol subdivision|Asansol]] and [[Durgapur subdivision]]
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|governingbody = [[Government of West Bengal]]
|governingbodyscnd =
|police = yes
|local = yes
|headquarters = [[Asansol]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| minister1name = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| minister1pfo = [[Chief Minister]] of [[West Bengal]]
|chief1name = Mitesh Jain, [[Indian Police Service| IPS]]
|chief1position = [[Police commissioner| Commissioner of Police]]
|parentagency = [[West Bengal Police]]
|stationtype =
|stations = 17
|website = http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in
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'''Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate''', established in 2011, is a city [[police force]] with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the [[Asansol subdivision|Asansol]] and [[Durgapur subdivision]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Asansol – Durgapur Police Commissionerate|url=http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/dgp_asl_commissionerate.php|publisher=West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal|access-date=6 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131101150/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/dgp_asl_commissionerate.php|archive-date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Commissionerate is part of the [[West Bengal Police]], and is under the administrative control of [[Ministry of Home Affairs (West Bengal)|Home Ministry of West Bengal]]. Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate carved out from the undivided district of [[Burdwan]], West Bengal, and has 15 police stations of [[Burdwan district]] under its jurisdiction. Ajay Nand was the first Commissioner of the Asansol – Durgapur Police Commissionerate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012 |url=http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/Post_IPS.pdf |publisher=West Bengal Police |access-date=6 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216173427/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/Post_IPS.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2010 }}</ref> Now, it is headed by Sukesh jain .<ref>[https://archive.today/20130819041349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-08/kolkata/41201024_1_new-adg-kolkata-police-bhawani-bhawan ]</ref>

==Structure and jurisdiction==
The Police commissionerate is headquartered at [[Asansol]], and is divided into three divisions – East Division, West Division and Central Divisions.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/about|publisher=Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate|access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of [[Asansol subdivision|Asansol]] and [[Durgapur subdivision]] of [[West Bengal]] with the help of 15 police stations under it.<ref name=about /> The commissionerate is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer in the rank of Deputy- Inspector General(DIG).<ref name=Hierarchy>{{cite web|title=Hierarchy Chart|url=http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hierarchy_chart_2big.jpg|publisher=Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate|access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> The commissioner is assisted by a deputy commissioner. The three divisions are headed by three Deputy Commissioners. Other departments, including the detective department and the traffic wing are headed by Assistant commissioners, who are in the rank of deputy superintendent of police.<ref name=Hierarchy/> The divisions are further divided into five circles, which are headed by a Circle Inspector. The police stations are headed by an Inspector.

===Police stations===
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*1. [[Andal]] PS
*2. [[Asansol]] (North) PS
*3. [[Asansol]] (South) PS
*4. [[Barabani]] PS
*5. [[Chittaranjan]] PS
*6. [[Cokoven]] PS
*7. [[Durgapur]] PS
*8. [[Faridpur-Durgapur (community development block)|Faridpur]] PS
*9. [[Hirapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hirapur]] PS
*10. [[Jamuria]] PS
*11. [[Kulti]] PS
*12. New Township PS
*13. [[Raniganj]] PS
*14. [[Salanpur]] PS
{{div col end}}

==External links==
*[http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/ Official website]

== References ==
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[[Category:2011 establishments in West Bengal]]
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