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Rajeev Kumar (IPS)
Rajeev Kumar PPM IPS (b. 30 July 1966) is an Indian police officer and bureaucrat, who is serving as the Director General of West Bengal Police, since July 2024. Previously he served in the same post from December 2023 until was removed by Election Commission of India in March 2024. Prior to his office, he also served as Additional Chief Secretary in Information and Technology Department of the Government of West Bengal from December 2019 to June 2025. Early life Birth and education Kumar was born in 1966 in Uttar Pradesh. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Roorkee (now IIT-Roorkee). Early police career Kumar joined the Indian police service in 1989 from the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He also served as the Bidhannagar Police Commissioner and the Director of Special Task Force (STF), Kolkata Police. Kolkata Police (2016–2019) He was briefly appointed as the Kolkata Police Commissioner from 14 February 2016 to 12 April 2016. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal Police
The West Bengal Police () is the primary law enforcement agency for the Indian state of West Bengal, excluding the metropolitan area of Kolkata, which has its own separate police force. It is responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crimes, and ensuring the safety and security of citizens across the state. Established under the Police Act, 1861, the force operates under the administrative control of the Department of Home and Hill Affairs of Government of West Bengal. The West Bengal Police was reorganized under provisions of the Police Act 1861 during the British Raj. It is headed by an officer designated as the Director General of Police who reports to the State Government through the Home (Police) Department. Shri Rajeev Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1989 batch is the DGP (additional charge) of West Bengal Police since 18 July 2024. The West Bengal Police has jurisdiction concurrent with the twenty-two revenue districts of the State (excludin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumen Mitra
Soumen Mitra is an Indian police officer who served as the 38th Commissioner of the Kolkata Police. Mitra started his police career as a probation officer in Darjeeling as part of the 1988 batch of police officers in the Indian Police Service. Mitra served as Commissioner of the Kolkata Police twice, first appointed by the Election Commission of India in 2016 during the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections and again in 2021. He was reappointed in 2021 by the West Bengal Government during that year's legislative assembly elections. Early life and career Born in 1961, Mitra was educated at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, Presidency College, Kolkata and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, completing his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy. A history graduate, he qualified for the Civil Services examinations and was inducted into the Indian Police Service, belonging to the 1988-batch in the West Bengal cadre. Initially, he started out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CID West Bengal
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the premier investigation agency of the State of West Bengal, India. In Bengal, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) came into existence on 1 April 1906 under Mr. C. W. C. Plowden. The first head of CID after Independence was H.N. Sarkar, IPJP. The Headquarter of CID is situated at Bhabani Bhaban, 31 Belvedere Road, Alipore, Kolkata. At present, CID West Bengal is headed by R. Rajasekaran, IPS, Addl. Director General of Police. History The Indian Police Commission in 1902–03 recommended constituting Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in every province and on 21 March 1905 the Government of India accepted the proposal of the Commission. The Government issued instructions to start the department in every province by 1907. In Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
