Varanasi Police Commissionerate

Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionUttar Pradesh, IndiaMap of Varanasi Police Commissionerate's jurisdictionLegal jurisdictionVaranasi and Ramnagar townGeneral natureOperational structureOverseen byDepartment of Home & Confidential,
Government of Uttar PradeshHeadquartersKacheri Parisar, Opposite Circuit House Gate, VaranasiMinister responsibleAgency executiveParent agencyUttar Pradesh PoliceChild agenciesFacilitiesThanas30 (including Mahila Thana & Paryatak Thana)Patrol carsDial 112, PRV, Bikes, Boats

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.^[1] It is a unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Varanasi. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police (CP), who is an IPS officer of ADGP rank, and is assisted by two Additional Commissioners of Police (Addl. CP) who are of DIG rank, and two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), who are of SP rank.

History

Before March 2021, Varanasi District Police came under Varanasi Police Zone and Varanasi Police Range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Varanasi zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas the Varanasi range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).^[2]

Police Administration of Varanasi district was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who was an IPS officer. He was assisted by four^[3] Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (City, Rural, Protocol, Traffic). The district was divided into eight police circles, each responsiwith the responsibilitiesrcle Officer (CO) in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.^[3]

Structure

The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is headed by a Police Commissioner who is of ADG rank and is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl. CP) of DIG rank.

There are total 30 of stations^[4] that comes under Varanasi Police Commissionerate. Earlier it had two zones with 18 police stations, on 15th November, 2022 it was reorganised with Gomti as the new zone. With the new zone Varanasi Rural Police was merged into the Commissionerate.^[5]

Zones

• Varuna Zone
  1. Cantt. Circle
  2. Sarnath Circle
  3. Rohaniya Circle
• Kashi Zone
  1. Bhelupur Circle
  2. Kotwali Circle
  3. Dashaswamedh Circle
  4. Chetganj Circle
• Gomti Zone
  1. Pindra Circle
  2. Rohaniya Circle

Source:^[6]

Police Stations

Under the police commissionerate system in Varanasi, the city's 30 police stations are divided into three zones, Kashi, Varuna and Gomti. 9 circles have been earmarked in three zones. 30 police stations come under the purview of these 9 circles.^[6]

Varuna Zone

• Cantt. Circle

1. Cantt.
2. Shivpur
3. Lalpur-Pandeypur

• Sarnath Circle

1. Sarnath
2. Chaubeypur
3. Cholapur
4. Paryatak Thana

• Rohaniya Circle

1. Rohaniya
2. Manduadih
3. Lohta

Kashi Zone

• Bhelupur Circle

1. Bhelupur
2. Lanka
3. Chitaipur

• Kotwali Circle

1. Kotwali
2. Ramnagar
3. Adampur
4. Mahila Thana

• Dashaswamedh Circle

1. Dashaswamedh
2. Chowk
3. Luxa

• Chetganj Circle

1. Chetganj
2. Jaitpura
3. Sigra

Gomti Zone

• Rajatalab Circle

1. Rajatalab
2. Mirzamurad
3. Kapsethi
4. Jansa

• Pindra Circle

1. Sindhaura
2. Badagaon
3. Phoolpur
4. Mahila Thana

Officers & Appointments

IPS Officers

S.No	Name of IPS Officer	Rank	Posted as
1	MUTHA ASHOK JAIN	ADG	POLICE COMMISSIONER
2	SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH	DIG	ADDL. CP HQ & CRIME
3	SHIVASIMPI CHANNAPPA	DIG
4	SURYA KANT TRIPATHI	SP	DCP SECURITY & INTELLIGENCE
5	AMIT KUMAR-I	SP	DCP HQ/ CRIME
6	VIKRANT VIR	SP	DCP GOMATI ZONE
7	RAM SEWAK GAUTAM	SP	DCP KASHI ZONE
8	PRABAL PRATAP SINGH	SP	DCP TRAFFIC/PROTOCOL
9	MANISH KUMAR SHANDILYA	ADDL. SP	ADDL. DCP VARUN ZONE
10	ANKITA SHARMA	ADDL. SP
11	CHANDRA KANT MEENA	ADDL. SP	ADDL. DCP KASHI ZONE
12	SARAVANAN. T	ADDL. SP	ADDL. DCP GOMATI ZONE AND CRIME
13	SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA	ASP	ACP CHETGANJ / LINE
14	KIRAN YADAV-II	ASP

PPS Officers

S.No	Name of PPS Officer	Rank	Posted as
1	NEERAJ KUMAR PANDEY	ADDL. SP	ADDL. DCP PROTOCOL & STAFF OFFICER
2	MAMTA RANI CHAUDHARY	ADDL. SP	ADDL.DCP WOMEN,S CRIME/HQ
3	RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY	ADDL. SP	ADDL. DCP HQ
4	DINESH KUMAR PURI	ADDL. SP	ADDL. DCP TRAFFIC
5	VIRENDRA KUMAR	ADDL. SP
6	RAJ KUMAR SINGH	DSP
7	AMIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA	DSP	ACP SECURITY KVM-GVM
8	PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH	DSP	ACP BHELUPUR
9	VIKAS SRIVASTAVA	DSP	ACP TRAFFIC
10	ANJANI KUMAR RAI	DSP	ACP RAJATALAB
11	AJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA	DSP	ACP SURAKSHA
12	DR. ATUL ANJAAN TRIPATHI	DSP	ACP CANTT/ OFFICE
13	VIDUSH SAXENA	DSP	ACP ROHANIYA
14	AMIT KUMAR PANDEY	DSP	ACP PINDRA
15	PRATEEK KUMAR	DSP	ACP KOTWALI

Commissioner of Police

Commissioner of Varanasi Police
वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्त
Incumbent Ashok Mutha Jain since 29 November 2022
Abbreviation	CP
Residence	Varanasi Cantonment Area
Appointer	Department Of Home & Confidential
First holder	A. Satish Ganesh
Deputy	Addl. Commissioner of Police

There have been two Commissioners of Varanasi Police since its formation as a Commissionerate on 25 March 2021. The first one being A. Satish Ganesh, a 1996 batch IPS officer and the present Commissioner is ADG Ashok Mutha Jain, a 1995 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who took office on 29 November 2022.

List of Commissioner of Police

S. No	Name	Rank	From	To	Note
1	A. Satish Ganesh[7]	ADG	25 March 2021	28 November 2022	First CP of Varanasi
2	Mutha Ashok Jain[8]	ADG	29 November 2022	Incumbent

See also

• Varanasi
• Uttar Pradesh Police
• Lucknow City Police

References