Visakhapatnam City Police

The Visakhapatnam City Police(Telugu: విశాఖపట్నం నగర పోలీస్), is the local law enforcement agency for the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and is headed by the city police commissioner. Visakhpatnam City police all so called as Vizag City Police.[2]

Visakhapatnam City Police
MottoVision Service Protection[1]
Agency overview
Formed1983 (1983)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Visakhapatnam Police jurisdictional area
Legal jurisdictionVisakhapatnam
Operational structure
HeadquartersSuryabagh, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Agency executive
  • Manish Kumar Sinha IPS, Commissioner
Parent agencyAndhra Pradesh Police
Website
Official website

Organizational structure

The Visakhapatnam Police Commissionerate is headed by Commissioner of Police and One Joint commissioner of Police[3] there are 2 Divisions and 6 Sub-Divisions and each division consists of a Deputy commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police with particular number of police stations.[4]

Current Structure

Currently the Visakhapatnam City Police has 2 Divisions and 6 Sub Divisions.

  • Visakhapatnam 1
  • Visakhapatnam 2

Sub Divisions 1) East Sub Division 2) West Sub Division 3) South Sub Division 4) North Sub Division 5) Harbour Sub Division 6) Dwaraka Sub Division.[5]

Command Control Centre

Visakhapatnam Police have a command Control Centre with this help of this centre city police can monitor whole city.[6]

References
  1. "Official Website of Visakhapatnam City Police". www.vizagcitypolice.gov.in.
  2. "Police Commissioner takes charge". 20 January 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Khan takes over as Jt. Commissioner of Police". 13 May 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. "Man arrested, fake notes seized". 15 July 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "Focus on prevention of crime: new DCP". 11 January 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Inaugurates Traffic Command Control Centre In Visakhapatnam". NDTV.com.
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