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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Police Department of Agra, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox law enforcement agency<br />
| agencyname = Agra Police Commissionerate<br />
| logo = Uttar Pradesh Logo.png<br />
| logocaption = Agra Police Commissionerate<br />
| motto = सुरक्षा आपकी, संकल्प हमारा ([[Hindi]])<br />
| mottotranslated = ''Your Safety, Our Pledge''<br />
| formed = {{start date and age|26 November 2022}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| divtype = City<br />
| divname = [[Agra]]<br />
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=India/Uttar Pradesh/Agra.map}}<br />
| mapcaption = Agra Police Commissionerate jurisdictional area.<br />
| legaljuris = [[Agra]]<br />
| governingbody = [[Department of Home (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Home<br />Uttar Pradesh Government]]<br />
| police = Yes<br />
| local = yes<br />
| headquarters = Office of Commissioner of Police, [[Agra]]<br />
| sworntype = Police officers<br />
| electeetype = Minister<br />
| minister1name = [[Yogi Adityanath]] {{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]])}}<br />
| minister1pfo = [[Department of Home and Confidential|Minister of Home]]<br />
| chief1name = J. RAVINDER GOUD ([[Indian Police Service|IPS]])<br />
| chief1position = [[Commissioner of Police]]<br />
| parentagency = [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Agra Police Commissionerate''' is the primary [[law enforcement agency]] for the city of [[Agra]] in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is a unit of the [[Uttar Pradesh Police]] and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of [[Agra district|Agra]]. It is headed by the [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner of Police (CP)]], who is an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer of [[Inspector-general of police|IGP]] rank.<br />
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J. RAVINDER GOUD the current police commissioner of Agra.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-11-29 |title=Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj get first police commissioners |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/agra-ghaziabad-and-prayagraj-get-first-police-commissioners/article66199018.ece |access-date=2022-11-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Before November 2022, Agra District Police came under Agra Police Zone and Agra Police Range of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]. Agra zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of [[Additional Director General of Police]] (ADG), whereas the Agra range is headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer in the rank of [[Inspector General of Police]] (IG).<br />
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On 26 November 2022, [[Second Yogi Adityanath ministry|state's cabinet]] passed the order of making 3 more police [[Commissioner of Police (India)|commissionerates]] in the state after the success of previous 4 police commissionerates in other cities of the state.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=Police commissionerate system in Agra, Ghaziabad & Prayagraj |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/police-commissionerate-system-in-agra-ghaziabad-prayagraj-8290497/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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# In Agra,<br />
# [[Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate|Ghaziabad]] and <br />
# [[Prayagraj Police Commissionerate|Prayagraj]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Agra]]<br />
* [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]<br />
* [[Lucknow Police]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:2022 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh Police]]<br />
[[Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India]]<br />
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2022]]<br />
[[Category:Agra]]<br />
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