Varanasi City Police
Varanasi City Police is the local law enforcement agency for the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and is headed by the Commissioner of Police.
On 25 March 2021, Varanasi District Police headed by Senior SP was elevated to Commissionerate[1] giving magistrial powers to Police.
It is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of ADGP as its Commissioner of Police.
It comes under the Varanasi Police Zone and Varanasi Police Range, Varanasi Zone is headed by an Additional Director General ranked IPS officer, and the Varanasi Range is headed Inspector General ranked IPS officer.
| Police Commissionerate Varanasi पुलिस आयुक्तालय वाराणसी | |
|---|---|
 Police Emblem | |
 Police Flag | |
| Motto | सुरक्षा आपकी, संकल्प हमारा Your safety, Our pledge |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 25 March 2021 (as commissionerate) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Varanasi, India |
| Governing body | Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Cantonment, Kachehri Parisar, Opposite Circuit House Gate, 221002 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Uttar Pradesh Police |
| Notables | |
| People | |
| Website | |
| https://uppolice.gov.in/ https://varanasi.nic.in/police/ | |
Police Stations
Police Stations falling under Varanasi City Police[2]
| 1 | KOTWALI |
| 2 | ADAMPUR |
| 3 | RAM NAGAR |
| 4 | CHOWK |
| 5 | LUXA |
| 6 | DASHASHWAMEDH |
| 7 | CHETGANJ |
| 8 | JAITPURA |
| 9 | SIGRA |
| 10 | BHELUPUR |
| 11 | LANKA |
| 12 | MADUADIH |
| 13 | CANTT. |
| 14 | SARNATH |
| 15 | SHIVPUR |
| 16 | LALPUR-PANDEYPUR |
| 17 | PARYATAK |
| 18 | MAHILA THANA |
Police Stations falling under Varanasi Rural Police[2]
| 1 | MIRZAMURAD |
| 2 | KAPSETHI |
| 3 | BARAGAON |
| 4 | ROHNIYA |
| 5 | LOHTA |
| 6 | JANSA |
| 7 | PHULPUR |
| 8 | CHOLAPUR |
| 9 | CHOUBEYPUR |
| 10 | SINDHAURA |
References
- AgraJune 12, Siraj Qureshi; June 12, 2021UPDATED; 1st, 2021 19:01. "Four Uttar Pradesh cities get police commissioners". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Police | District Varanasi, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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