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Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate (), established in 2008, is a city
police force The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizen ...
with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the metropolitan area of
Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...
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Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...
(respectively the capital and the former capital of the
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of
Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
). It was formed under the Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003 by a gazette notification which came into effect on 1 January 2008. It has 43 police stations under its jurisdiction. 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 Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...
, 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 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 Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...
officer in the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP). 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. 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India Government of Bhubaneswar Cuttack Odisha Police 2008 establishments in Orissa Government agencies established in 2008