The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City is the head of the

Bangalore City Police The Bengaluru City Police (BCP), formerly Bangalore City Police, is the law-enforcement agency of the South Indian city of Bengaluru. The BCP works under the Karnataka State Police jurisdiction and is headed by the Commissioner of Police, Ba ...

. 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 Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...

(IPS), the first of whom was C. Chandy. The average length of tenure is 1 year, 8 months; Bangalore's longest-serving

Police Commissioner A police commissioner is the head of a police department, responsible for overseeing its operations and ensuring the effective enforcement of laws and maintenance of public order. They develop and implement policies, manage budgets, and coordinate ...

is P. G. Halarnkar, who held office for 3 years, 9 months in the mid-1980s. The incumbent is Seemanth Kumar Singh, who is serving from 6 June 2025 onwards. The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City has the rank of

Additional Director General of Police The Additional Director General of Police (Addl. DGP) is a senior rank in the Indian Police Service (IPS). It is the second-highest rank in the state police forces of India, below the Director General of Police (DGP) and above the Inspector Gener ...

(ADGP) in the Karnataka state police hierarchy.

Past Commissioners

References

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Past Commissioners

See also

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