Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate

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|agencyname = Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate

|commonname = Police

|abbreviation = ADPC

|logo = Asansol police.png

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|motto = Integrity-Service-Excellence

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|formedyear = 2011

|formedmonthday = 1 September

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| budget = {{INRConvert|211.09|c|1|lk=on}} {{small|(2025{{ndash}}26)}}{{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}}

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|country = India

|countryabbr = IN

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|divname = Asansol and Durgapur subdivision

|map = Map of Paschim Bardhaman district.jpg

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|sizearea = {{convert|1870.50|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}

|sizepopulation = 29,42,978

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|governingbody = Government of West Bengal

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|headquarters = Asansol, West Bengal, India

| minister1name = Mamata Banerjee

| minister1pfo = Chief Minister of West Bengal

|chief1name = Sunil Kumar Choudhary, IPS

|chief1position = Commissioner of Police

|parentagency = West Bengal Police

|stationtype = Police station

|stations = 20

|website = {{url|https://asansoldurgapurpolice.wb.gov.in/}}

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Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate, established in 2011, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the Asansol and Durgapur subdivision of West Bengal.{{cite web|title=Asansol – Durgapur Police Commissionerate|url=http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/dgp_asl_commissionerate.php|publisher=West Bengal Police, Government of West Bengal|access-date=6 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131101150/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/dgp_asl_commissionerate.php|archive-date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead}} The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and is under the administrative control of Home Ministry of West Bengal. Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate carved out from the undivided district of Burdwan, West Bengal, and has 15 police stations of Burdwan district under its jurisdiction. Ajay Nand was the first Commissioner of the Asansol – Durgapur Police Commissionerate.{{cite web|title=Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012 |url=http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/Post_IPS.pdf |publisher=West Bengal Police |access-date=6 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216173427/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/Post_IPS.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2010 }} Now, it is headed by Sudheer Kumar Neelankantam .{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-08/kolkata/41201024_1_new-adg-kolkata-police-bhawani-bhawan |title=Massive reshuffle likely among police top brass - Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130819041349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-08/kolkata/41201024_1_new-adg-kolkata-police-bhawani-bhawan |archive-date=19 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}

Structure and jurisdiction

The Police commissionerate is headquartered at Asansol, and is divided into three divisions – East Division, West Division and Central Divisions.{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/about|publisher=Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate|access-date=7 February 2012}} The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of Asansol and Durgapur subdivision of West Bengal with the help of 15 police stations under it. The commissionerate is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service officer in the rank of Deputy- Inspector General(DIG).{{cite web|title=Hierarchy Chart|url=http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hierarchy_chart_2big.jpg|publisher=Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate|access-date=7 February 2012}} The commissioner is assisted by a deputy commissioner. The three divisions are headed by three Deputy Commissioners. Other departments, including the detective department and the traffic wing are headed by Assistant commissioners, who are in the rank of deputy superintendent of police. The divisions are further divided into five circles, which are headed by a Circle Inspector. The police stations are headed by an Inspector.

=Divisions=

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scope="col" style="width: 20%;" \|Central Division ! scope="col" style="width: 20%;" \|East Division ! scope="col" style="width: 20%;" \|West Division
Asansol (North) P.S. \| Durgapur P.S. \| Kulti P.S.
Asansol (South) P.S. \| New township P.S. \| Baraboni P.S.
Asansol Women P.S. \| Coke-Oven P.S. \| Hirapur PS
Cyber Crime P.S. \| Andal P.S. \| Salanpur P.S.
Jamuria P.S. \| Faridpur P.S. \| Chittaranjan P.S.
Raniganj P.S. \| Pandebswar P.S. \|
\| Durgapur Women P.S. \|
\| Kanksa P.S. \|
\| Budbud P.S. \|

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scope="col" style="width: 20%;" |Central Division

! scope="col" style="width: 20%;" |East Division

! scope="col" style="width: 20%;" |West Division

Asansol (North) P.S.

| Durgapur P.S.

| Kulti P.S.

Asansol (South) P.S.

| New township P.S.

| Baraboni P.S.

Asansol Women P.S.

| Coke-Oven P.S.