Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate (Odia: ଭୁବନେଶ୍ଵର-କଟକ ପୋଲିସ କମିଶନରେଟ), established in 2008, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the metropolitan area of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack (respectively the capital and the former capital of the Indian state of Odisha).[1] It was formed under the Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003 by a gazette notification which came into effect on 1 January 2008.[1] It has 43 police stations under its jurisdiction.[2] Shri S. Dev Datta Singh, IPS is currently the Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate.
Structure and jurisdiction
The Police Commissionerate is situated at Bhubaneswar, and is divided into two urban police districts- Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The Commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over the urban agglomeration of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack with the help of 43 police stations under it. The Commissionerate is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service officer in the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP).[3] The Commissioner is assisted by two Additional Commissioners. There are six Deputy Commissioners of Police (D.C.P), Law Officer, Public Relation Officer, Accounts Officer and 31 Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, 68 Inspector/ Subedars and a large number of other officers & ministerial staffs to assist the commissioner.[4] The police stations are headed by an Inspector.
Police stations
Bhubaneswar division
Capital
Kharvelnagar
Saheed Nagar
Nayapalli
Khandagiri
Mancheswar
Chandrasekharpur
ShreeLingaraj
Badagada
Airfield
Laxmisagar
Jatni
Mahila Police Station, Rajpath
Spl. Energy, Power House Square
Chandaka
Balianta
Balipatna
Infocity
Nandankanan
Tamando
Dhauli
Traffic Police Station, A.G Square
Bharatpur
Cuttack division
Cantonment
Bidanasi
Markatnagar
Lalbag
Purighat
Madhupatna
Chauliaganj
Malgodown
Mangalabag
Daraghabazar
Mahila
Choudwar
Jagatpur
Spl. Energy
Sadar
Baranga
Badambadi
Kandarpur
CDA Phase-II
Traffic
Traffic NH Phulnakhara
References
^ ab"Evolution". Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
^"Police Stations". Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.