Varanasi Police Commissionerate

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Varanasi Police Commissionerate
Crime Branch
Facilities
Thanas30 (including Mahila Thana & Paryatak Thana)
Patrol carsDial 112, PRV, Bikes, Boats

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is the primary

DIG
rank, and two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), who are of SP rank.

History

Before March 2021, Varanasi District Police came under Varanasi Police Zone and Varanasi Police Range of

Inspector General of Police (IG).[2]

Police Administration of

Deputy Superintendent of Police.[3]

Structure

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is headed by a

Police Commissioner
who is of ADG rank and is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl. CP) of DIG rank.

There are total 30 of stations[4] that comes under Varanasi Police Commissionerate. Earlier it had two zones with 18 police stations, on 15th November, 2022 it was reorganised with Gomti as the new zone. With the new zone Varanasi Rural Police was merged into the Commissionerate.[5]

Zones

  • Varuna Zone
    1. Cantt. Circle
    2. Sarnath Circle
    3. Rohaniya Circle
  • Kashi Zone
    1. Bhelupur Circle
    2. Kotwali Circle
    3. Dashaswamedh Circle
    4. Chetganj Circle
  • Gomti Zone
    1. Pindra Circle
    2. Rohaniya Circle

Source:[6]

Police Stations

Under the police commissionerate system in Varanasi, the city's 30 police stations are divided into three zones, Kashi, Varuna and Gomti. 9 circles have been earmarked in three zones. 30 police stations come under the purview of these 9 circles.[6]

Varuna Zone

  • Cantt. Circle
  1. Cantt.
  2. Shivpur
  3. Lalpur-Pandeypur
  • Sarnath Circle
  1. Sarnath
  2. Chaubeypur
  3. Cholapur
  4. Paryatak Thana
  • Rohaniya Circle
  1. Rohaniya
  2. Manduadih
  3. Lohta

Kashi Zone

  • Bhelupur Circle
  1. Bhelupur
  2. Lanka
  3. Chitaipur
  • Kotwali Circle
  1. Kotwali
  2. Ramnagar
  3. Adampur
  4. Mahila Thana
  • Dashaswamedh Circle
  1. Dashaswamedh
  2. Chowk
  3. Luxa
  • Chetganj Circle
  1. Chetganj
  2. Jaitpura
  3. Sigra

Gomti Zone

  • Rajatalab Circle
  1. Rajatalab
  2. Mirzamurad
  3. Kapsethi
  4. Jansa
  • Pindra Circle
  1. Sindhaura
  2. Badagaon
  3. Phoolpur
  4. Mahila Thana

Officers & Appointments

IPS Officers
S.No Name of IPS Officer Rank Posted as
1 MUTHA ASHOK JAIN ADG POLICE COMMISSIONER
2 SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH DIG ADDL. CP HQ & CRIME
3 SHIVASIMPI CHANNAPPA DIG
4 SURYA KANT TRIPATHI SP DCP SECURITY & INTELLIGENCE
5 AMIT KUMAR-I SP DCP HQ/ CRIME
6 VIKRANT VIR SP DCP GOMATI ZONE
7 RAM SEWAK GAUTAM SP DCP KASHI ZONE
8 PRABAL PRATAP SINGH SP DCP TRAFFIC/PROTOCOL
9 MANISH KUMAR SHANDILYA ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP VARUN ZONE
10 ANKITA SHARMA ADDL. SP
11 CHANDRA KANT MEENA ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP KASHI ZONE
12 SARAVANAN. T ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP GOMATI ZONE AND CRIME
13 SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA ASP ACP CHETGANJ / LINE
14 KIRAN YADAV-II ASP
PPS Officers
S.No Name of PPS Officer Rank Posted as
1 NEERAJ KUMAR PANDEY ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP PROTOCOL & STAFF OFFICER
2 MAMTA RANI CHAUDHARY ADDL. SP ADDL.DCP WOMEN,S CRIME/HQ
3 RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP HQ
4 DINESH KUMAR PURI ADDL. SP ADDL. DCP TRAFFIC
5 VIRENDRA KUMAR ADDL. SP
6 RAJ KUMAR SINGH DSP
7 AMIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP SECURITY KVM-GVM
8 PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH DSP ACP BHELUPUR
9 VIKAS SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP TRAFFIC
10 ANJANI KUMAR RAI DSP ACP RAJATALAB
11 AJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP SURAKSHA
12 DR. ATUL ANJAAN TRIPATHI DSP ACP CANTT/ OFFICE
13 VIDUSH SAXENA DSP ACP ROHANIYA
14 AMIT KUMAR PANDEY DSP ACP PINDRA
15 PRATEEK KUMAR DSP ACP KOTWALI

Commissioner of Police

Commissioner of Varanasi Police
वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्त
Incumbent
Ashok Mutha Jain
since 29 November 2022
AbbreviationCP
ResidenceVaranasi Cantonment Area
AppointerDepartment Of Home & Confidential
First holderA. Satish Ganesh
DeputyAddl. Commissioner of Police

There have been two Commissioners of Varanasi Police since its formation as a Commissionerate on 25 March 2021. The first one being A. Satish Ganesh, a 1996 batch IPS officer and the present

Commissioner is ADG Ashok Mutha Jain, a 1995 batch IPS
officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who took office on 29 November 2022.

List of Commissioner of Police
S. No Name Rank From To Note
1 A. Satish Ganesh[7] ADG 25 March 2021 28 November 2022 First CP of Varanasi
2 Mutha Ashok Jain[8] ADG 29 November 2022 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ Pathikrit Chakraborty (26 March 2021). "UP: Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar get first police commissioners". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Kanpur, Varanasi cities get first police commissioners". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Administrative Officers" (PDF). Varanasi Admin.
  4. ^ Notifications uppolice.gov.in
  5. ^ Amar Ujala (15 November 2022). "काशी और वरुणा के बाद अब गोमती जोन:वाराणसी पुलिस कमिश्नरेट में अब 3 जोन और 9 सर्किल; थाने हुए 30". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "पुलिस कमिश्नरेट सिस्टम: वाराणसी शहर काशी और वरुणा जोन में बंटा, पांच सर्किल के दायरे में 18 थाने". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "आईपीएस ए. सतीश गणेश बने वाराणसी कमिश्नरेट के पहले पुलिस कमिश्नर, अन्य पदों पर भी अफसरों की तैनाती". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 30 November 2022.