Bengaluru City Police

Bengaluru City Police
Bengaluru City Police
Abbreviation	BCP
Motto	We Serve, We Protect
Agency overview
Formed	4 July, 1963
Legal personality	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Size	709 km2
Population	8,728,906
Governing body	Government of Karnataka
Constituting instrument	Police Act, 1861;
General nature	Federal law enforcement; Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	No.1, Infantry Road, Bengaluru.
Elected Minister responsible	G. Parameshwara, Karnataka State Home Minister;
Agency executive	B. Dayananda, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City;
Parent agency	Karnataka State Police
Child agency	Bangalore City Traffic Police;
Facilities
Stations	110
Website
	www.bcp.gov.in

The Bengaluru City Police (BCP), formerly Bangalore City Police, is the law-enforcement agency of the South Indian city of Bengaluru. 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]

The Bengaluru City Police consists of foot patrols, mobile patrols, traffic patrols and striking armed force mobile units. The Bengaluru 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)

Bengaluru City Police Hoysala Cars

The Bengaluru 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.

In 2007, the Bengaluru City Police was one of the few police departments in India along with the Pune Police and Kochi Police to use BlackBerry devices.^[3]^[4]

The Hindu reported in July 2024 that a new mobile phone app allows callers to track the progress of the Hoysala patrol vehicle assigned to deal with the incident.^[5]

Ranks of law enforcement in Bengaluru

Gazetted Officers

**Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia**^[6]^[7]^[8]
Insignia
Rank	Director general of police	Additional director general of police^[a]	Inspector general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Senior superintendent of police^[b]	Superintendent of police	Additional superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years)	Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
Abbreviation	DGP	ADGP	IGP	DIG	SSP	SP	Addl. SP	ASP	ASP	ASP

Note 1: The equivalent rank to the ASP in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 2: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by IG and above rank officers.

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Non-gazetted officers

**Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia** ^[9]^[10]
Insignia							No insignia
Rank	Inspector^[c]	Assistant inspector^[d]	Sub-inspector	Assistant sub-inspector	Head constable^[e]	Senior Constable^[f]	Police constable
Abbreviation	INSP/PI	API	SI	ASI	HC	SC	PC

Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

History

Bengaluru 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.

Notes

^ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
^ Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
^ One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.
^ This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
^ Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
^ This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

References

^ [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ "B Dayananda is new Bengaluru city police commissioner, replaces Pratap Reddy". The Indian Express. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Kochi traffic police go Blackberry". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
^ "If you call police for help, you can track Hoysala vehicle in real-time in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 10 July 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

External links

Bangalore City Police official website Archived 2 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
News article

[9] Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.

[10] Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)

[13] One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.

[14] This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.

[15] Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.

[16] This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

[1] [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "B Dayananda is new Bengaluru city police commissioner, replaces Pratap Reddy". The Indian Express. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[blorebb-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.

[iekochibb-4] "Kochi traffic police go Blackberry". Retrieved 6 May 2015.

[5] "If you call police for help, you can track Hoysala vehicle in real-time in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 10 July 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[6] "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[7] "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[8] "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[11] "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[12] "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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