The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City is the head of the
Bangalore City Police
The Bangalore City Police (BCP) is the law-enforcement agency of the South Indian city of Bangalore. The BCP works under the Karnataka State Police jurisdiction and is headed by the Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City, currently Pratap Redd ...
. Founded in July 1963, the post has been held by 32 officers of the
Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj.
Along with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS ...
(IPS), the first of whom was C. Chandy. The average length of tenure is 1 year, 8 months; Bangalore's longest-serving
Police Commissioner is P. G. Halarnkar, who held office for 3 years, 9 months in the mid-1980s. The current incumbent is Pratap Reddy, who has held office since May 2022.
Past Commissioners
See also
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Commissioner of Police, Delhi
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police, the Law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts (as of January 2019) of National Capital of India, Delhi.
Origins
In the year 1966, the Gover ...
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Police Commissioner of Mumbai
The Police Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief of the Mumbai Police, and an officer of the Indian Police Service. The Mumbai Police Commissioner is appointed by the Maharashtra State Government on the recommendation by the Establishment Board ...
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Police Commissioner of Kolkata
The Commissioner of Police, Kolkata is the chief of the Kolkata Police. The Kolkata Police Commissioner is appointed by the Government of West Bengal and reports independently to the Home Secretary of the State. The headquarter is at 18, Lal ...
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Bangalore
Indian police chiefs
Karnataka Police