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Asansol Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bar ...

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with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the

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. The Commissionerate is part of the

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under its jurisdiction. Ajay Nand was the first Commissioner of the Asansol – Durgapur Police Commissionerate. Now, it is headed by Sudheer Kumar Neelankantam .

Structure and jurisdiction

The Police commissionerate is headquartered at

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officer in the rank of Deputy- Inspector General(DIG). 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

Branches

* Detective Department. * Special Branch. * Traffic Department. * Armed Police. * Enforcement Branch.

External links

Official website

References

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