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{{Short description|Indian police force}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
|agencyname = Bidhannagar City Police
|nativename = '''বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ'''
|commonname = Bidhannagar City Police <br /> বিধাননগর শহর পুলিশ
|abbreviation = BDNCP
|logo = Bidhannagar Police logo.png
|logocaption =
|motto = Courage Care Commitment
|mottotranslated = {{langx|bn|সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ}}
|mission =
|formedyear = 2012 <ref>{{citation| url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/history.php|title=Bidhan Nagar Police History|work=BPC}}</ref>
|formedmonthday = 20 January
|preceding1 =
|dissolved =
|superseding =
|employees = 
|volunteers =
| budget = {{INRConvert|174.49|c|1|lk=on}} {{small|(2025{{ndash}}26)}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2025 |title=Detailed Demands for Grants for 2025-2026 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url=https://finance.wb.gov.in/writereaddata/Budget_Publication/2025_bp22.pdf |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref>
|legalpersonality =
|country = India
|countryabbr = IN
|divtype =
|divname = Bidhan Nagar & New Town area
|map =
|mapcaption =
|sizearea = {{convert|146.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Bidhannagar City Police Total Area |url =http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/juridiction_map.php}}</ref>
|sizepopulation = {{estimation}} 15 lacs
|legaljuris = [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]]; [[New Town, Kolkata]] (WBHIDCO Area) & Bidhannagar Constituency Area.
|governingbody = [[Government of West Bengal]]
|governingbodyscnd = West Bengal Police
|police = yes
|local = yes
|headquarters = Bidhannagar Police Headquarters, Sec-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 106
| minister1name = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| minister1pfo = [[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Minister of Home and Hill Affairs, Government of West Bengal]]
|chief1name = Gaurav Sharma, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|chief1position = [[Commissioner of Police]]<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/west-bengal-govt-transfers-43-ips-officers-1537075-2019-05-28|title=West Bengal govt transfers 43 IPS officers, including 3 police commissioners|work=India Today|date=2019-05-28}}</ref>
|parentagency = [[West Bengal Police]]
|stationtype =
|stations = 13 (Police Stations); <br /> 8 (Traffic Guards); <br /> 1 (Women PS); <br />1 (Cyber Crime PS)<ref>{{cite news |title=Police Stations List|url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/org_police.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Women Police Stations of West Bengal|url=http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/women_ps/main.php|archive-date=24 June 2019|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624024356/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/women_ps/main.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|website = {{URL|http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/}}
|footnotes =
|reference =
}}

'''Bidhannagar City Police''' (Bengali: বিধাননগর সিটি পুলিশ), established on 20 January 2012, is a [[police force]] with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]] and certain adjacent areas in [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area|Greater Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite news|title=North 24 Parganas district|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas#lb7|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608011413/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas#lb7|url-status=dead}}</ref> (Saltlake, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, Kestopur, Baguiati, Raghunathpur, Teghoria, Arjunpur, Kaikhali, Rajarhat, New Town, Dumdum/Kolkata Airport Area, Inside of NSCBI Airport, Gouripur, Michael Nagar, Ganganagar).<ref>{{cite web|title=Police Commissionerate|url=http://wbpolice.gov.in/WBP/Common/WBP_Comm_Websites.aspx}}</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]]. '''Shri Gaurav Sharma''' is the current Commissioner of the Bidhannagar City Police. '''Shri Rajeev Kumar''' was the '''first commissioner''' of '''Bidhan Nagar City Police'''.<ref>{{cite news|title=DGP orders probe against Lake Town IC|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/DGP-orders-probe-against-Lake-Town-IC/articleshow/11773206.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715110617/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-06/kolkata/31029772_1_dgp-orders-probe-fresh-probe-police-station|url-status=live|archive-date=15 July 2012|access-date=6 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 February 2012}}</ref>

==Structure and jurisdiction==
The Police commissionerate is situated at [[Bidhannagar]] and is divided into three geographical divisions: '''Bidhannagar Division''', '''Newtown Division''', and '''Airport Division'''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Division-wise Police Stations|url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/police_station.php}}</ref> The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of {{cvt|146.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Bidhannagar City Police Jurisdiction|url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/juridiction_map.php}}</ref> with 13 Police Stations; 8 Traffic Guards; 1 Women Police Station and 1 Cyber Crime Police Station under it.<ref>{{cite news |title=All Police Stations|url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/police_station.php}}</ref> As like Kolkata Traffic Police, Only Bidhan Nagar City Traffic Police has traffic guards offices headed by an Officer-In-Charge. Bidhannaagar City Police is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer in the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The city police commissioner is assisted by a joint commissioner at the headquarters and several deputy police commissioners handling the matters on law and order, traffic, investigations and intelligence.<ref name=newforce>{{cite news|title=Township task force: What it means for you|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120117/jsp/calcutta/story_15015467.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122025223/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120117/jsp/calcutta/story_15015467.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2012|access-date=6 February 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=17 January 2012}}</ref> Other specialized departments, including the Detective Department and the Special Branch are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of additional superintendent of police.<ref name=newforce/> The police stations are headed by an Officer-In-Charge, an Inspector rank officer.

==Police stations==
* On 27 November 2019, 2 new police station Eco Park and Technocity was inaugurated after dividing New Town Police Station.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/2-new-ps-for-30sq-km-satellite-town/articleshow/72267674.cms| title=2 New PS for 300 sq KM satellite town| work=Times of India| date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/police_station.php| title= Total Police Stations| work=BPC}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
# Airport PS
# [[Baguiati]] PS
# [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|NSCBI Airport]] PS
# [[Bidhannagar]] East PS
# [[Bidhannagar]] North PS
# [[Bidhannagar]] South PS
# Electronics Complex PS
# [[Lake Town, Kolkata|Lake Town]] PS
# Narayanpur PS
# [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]] PS
# [[New Town Eco Park|Eco Park]] PS
# [[Rajarhat]] PS
# Technocity PS
{{div col end}}

==Specialised Police Stations==
<ref>{{cite news |title=Specialised Police Stations|url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/org_police.php}}</ref>
*'''1.[[Bidhannagar]] [[Cyber Crime]] PS'''
*'''2.[[Bidhannagar]] [[Women]] PS''' <ref>{{cite news|title=Women Police Stations List|url=http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/women_ps/main.php|archive-date=24 June 2019|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624024356/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/women_ps/main.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Traffic Guards==
{{div col}} <ref>{{cite news |title=Traffic Guards|url=http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/docs/TrafficGuard.pdf}}</ref>
* 1. [[Airport]] Traffic Guard
* 2. [[Baguiati]] Traffic Guard
* 3. [[Narayanpur, Kolkata|Narayanpur]] Traffic Guard
* 4. [[Rajarhat]] Traffic Guard
* 5. [[Bidhannagar]] Traffic Guard
* 6. [[Lake Town, Kolkata|Lake Town]] Traffic Guard
* 7. [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]] Traffic Guard
* 8. [[Salt Lake Sector-V|Nabadiganta]] Traffic Guard
* 9. [[Eco Park, New Town|Eco Park]] Sub-Traffic Guard
{{div col end}}

==See also==
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* [[Howrah Police Commissionerate]]
*
* [[Kolkata Police]]
* [[Police Commissioner of Kolkata]]

==External links==
* [http://www.bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/ Official website]

== References ==
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{{Law enforcement in India}}

[[Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Government of Kolkata]]
[[Category:West Bengal Police]]
[[Category:Police Commissionerate in West Bengal]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2012]]
[[Category:Bidhannagar]]

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Shawnzus at 20:49, 22 April 2026