Bangalore City Police
The Bangalore City Police (BCP), officially Bengaluru City Police, 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 B.Dayananda, IPS is the Police Commissioner.
| Bangalore City Police | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BCP |
| Motto | We Serve, We Protect |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 4 July, 1963 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | India |
| Operations jurisdiction | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Size | 709 km2 |
| Population | 8,728,906 |
| Governing body | Government of Karnataka |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | No.1, Infantry Road, Bangalore. |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Karnataka State Police |
| Child agency | |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 110 |
| Website | |
| www.bcp.gov.in | |
The Bangalore City Police consists of foot patrols, mobile patrols, traffic patrols and striking armed force mobile units. The Bangalore City Police jurisdiction is divided into seven zones — East, West, North, South, Central, South-East and North-East. Each zone is further divided into three sub-divisions, each headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Each sub-division consists of several police stations controlled by a Police inspector.