Bangalore City Police

The Bangalore City Police (BCP) is the law-enforcement agency of the South Indian city of Bangalore. The BCP works under the Karnataka State Police jurisdiction and is headed by the Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City, currently B.Dayananda, IPS is the Police Commissioner.[2]

Bangalore City Police
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AbbreviationBCP
MottoWe Serve, We Protect
Agency overview
Formed4 July, 1963
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyIndia
Operations jurisdictionBangalore, Karnataka, India
Size709 km2
Population8,728,906
Governing bodyGovernment of Karnataka
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersNo.1, Infantry Road, Bangalore.[1]
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyKarnataka State Police
Child agency
Facilities
Stations110
Website
www.bcp.gov.in

The Bangalore City Police consists of foot patrols, mobile patrols, traffic patrols and striking armed force mobile units. The Bangalore City Police jurisdiction is divided into seven zones — East, West, North, South, Central, South-East and North-East. Each zone is further divided into three sub-divisions, each headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Each sub-division consists of several police stations controlled by a Police inspector.

The call signs
  • . Commissioner of Police - Compol
  • . Additional Commissioner of Police, West - Jupiter
  • . Additional Commissioner of Police, East - Scorpio
  • . Deputy Commissioner of Police - Depcom
  • . Assistant Commissioner of Police - Able
  • . Police Inspector - Charlie
  • . Sub Inspector of Police - Walkie


Other units within the BCP include Traffic Police, City Armed Reserve (CAR), City Special Branch (CSB), City Crime Branch (CCB) and City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB).

Hierarchy
  • Commissioner of Police (CP)
    (DGP or ADGP Rank)
  • Special Commissioner of Police (Spl.CP)
    (IG Rank)
  • Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl.CP)
    (IG Rank)
  • Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt.CP)
    (DIG Rank)
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
    (SP Rank)
  • Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
    (ASP/DYSP Rank)
  • Police Inspector (PI)
  • Sub-Inspector of Police (PSI)
  • Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI)
  • Head Constable (HC)
  • Police Constable (PC)

Bangalore City Police Hoysala Cars

The Bangalore City Police's mobile patrol consists of mobile vehicular patrols, including Suzuki Ertiga and Toyota Innova cars called Hoysala (named after the empire that ruled over most of Karnataka in medieval India) and bike patrols called cheetah, which consists of TVS Apache, Bajaj Pulsar and Hero Glamour Red bikes.

The Bangalore City Police is one of the few police departments in India along with the Pune Police and Kochi Police to use BlackBerry devices.[3][4]

Ranks of law enforcement in Bangalore
Gazetted Officers
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia [5][6][7]
Insignia
Rank Director General of Police Additional Director General of Police[note 1] Inspector General of Police Deputy Inspector General of Police Senior Superintendent of Police Superintendent of Police Additional superintendent of police Deputy superintendent of police Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 2 years of service) Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIG AIG/SSP SP Addl. SP DSP/DySP ASP ASP

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Non-gazetted officers
Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [8][9][10]
Insignia No insignia
Rank Inspector Assistant inspector[note 2] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable[note 3][note 4] Police Naik Police constable[note 5]
Abbreviation INS/PI/CI API SI ASI HC/SCPO SC PC/CPO
  • Note: Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

History

Bangalore City Police, established in 1963, was the first established police force in the state of Karnataka. The first BCP Police Commissioner was C Chandi and was of the rank Deputy Inspector General of Police. Today, Bangalore City Police consists of 108 Law & Order police stations, and 42 Traffic Police Stations, including two all-women police stations. It also has more than 200 patrolling vehicles.

Suraksha App

For smartphone users, the BCP has Suraksha App (safety app) available for free. The app helps women in distress alert police for help, as it is linked to the police control room and patrol vehicles in the city.[11]

See also

Notes
  1. Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
  2. This rank only exists in the Maharashtra Police.
  3. Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
  4. The Senior Civil Police Officer rank only exist in Kerala Police
  5. The Civil Police Officer rank only exist in Kerala Police, this rank is equivalent to police constable of other state police forces.

References
  2. "B Dayananda is new Bengaluru city police commissioner, replaces Pratap Reddy". The Indian Express. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. "Use of BlackBerry devices by traffic police in city not to be affected". The Hindu. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  4. "Kochi traffic police go Blackberry". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. "Karnataka Launches 'Suraksha' App For Women Safety; Adds 51 Patrol Vehicles to Fleet". News18. IANS. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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