Lucknow Police

Lucknow Police Commissionerate
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Flag of Uttar Pradesh Police
Flag of Uttar Pradesh Police
AbbreviationLP
Motto।। वयं रक्षणाय सेवामहे ।। Sanskrit
Agency overview
Formed14 January 2020; 4 years ago (14 January 2020)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMetropolitan Region, Lucknow, India
Map
Lucknow Police Jurisdictional Area
Size631 km2 (244 sq mi)
Population58.70 Lakhs
Legal jurisdictionLucknow,  India
Governing bodyDepartment of Home
Uttar Pradesh Government
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersOffice of Commissioner of Police, C-226, J Rd, Vigyanpuri, Shadab Colony, Mahanagar, Lucknow
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyUttar Pradesh Police
Child agencies
  • Crime Branch
  • Cyber Crime
  • Women Crime and Safety
  • Moter Vehicle
  • Anti Human Trafficking Unit
  • Modern Control Room
  • Lucknow Traffic Police
Facilities
Stations50 (Police Stations)
Dial 112, Traffic Interceptors, SUV, Bikes1,000
Website
Lucknow Police

The Lucknow Police Commissionerate is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a police unit of Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation in Lucknow district.

It is headed by the Commissioner of Police (CP), who is an IPS officer of ADGP rank, and is assisted by two Joint Commissioners of Police (JCP) who is of IG rank, and five Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) who are of SP rank.

Of the two Joint Commissioners, one looks after law and order, and the other looks after crime.

The current CP of Lucknow City is I.P.S. Amarendra Singh Sengar.[1]

History

Before January 2020, Lucknow District Police came under Lucknow police zone and Lucknow police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Lucknow zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional director general of police (ADG), whereas Lucknow range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).

Police Administration of Lucknow District was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who was an IPS officer. He was assisted by seven Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (East, North, West, Rural area, Trans-Gomti, Protocol, Traffic and Crime). The district was divided into twelve police circles, each responsibility of a Circle Officer (CO) in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.

On 13 January 2020, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet passed the decision of making 2 police commissionerates in the state.[2]

Home Department of Uttar Pradesh appointed IPS Sujit Pandey as the first Police Commissioner of Lucknow.

Headquarters

Currently, office of the Police Commissioner that serves as the headquarters of the police department has been given temporary space at the office of Forensic Science Laboratory in Mahanagar.

On 5 January 2022, chief minister Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation of a new Hi-tech police commissionerate office that will complete in the time duration of 2 years and will be located next to the DGP residence at Rana Pratap Marg in Dalibagh area of the city. After the completion of the construction, the headquarters will be shifted there.[3]

Hierarchy

Lucknow City Police Commissionerate is headed by an IPS officer of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) rank, who is appointed by the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh known as the Commissioner of Police.

Hierarchy is as follows (from high to low level):

Hierarchy of Lucknow Police Commissionerate
S.No Name of the Post Abbreviation Rank Strength
(1) Commissioner of Police CP ADGP 1
(2) Joint Commissioner of Police JCP IGP 2
(3) Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP SP 10
(4) Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police ADCP Addl.SP 13
(5) Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP ASP/ DSP/ ARO 29
(6) Police Inspector Inspector Inspector 82
(7) Police Sub Inspector SI SI 158
(8) Head Constable HC HC 2642
(9) Police Constable Constable Constable 6749

Roles and Responsibilities

Lucknow is the capital of the state and is the center of wide range of political, cultural, social and economic activities. The Lucknow Police has to play a number of roles so far maintenance of law and order is concerned. The department undertakes the following activities:

  • Investigating crimes
  • Controlling criminal activities
  • Protection of citizens
  • Control traffic problem

As Lucknow is the seat of the Uttar Pradesh Government, the Vidhan Bhawan and the Secretariat of Uttar Pradesh is situated here. For the security of both this important government building and offices there is an additional team of Lucknow Police headed by ADCP who looks after these buildings for law and order in surroundings.

Traffic control is very important, in order to avoid accidents and Lucknow police has taken several measures to control the traffic such as implementing Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) in the city.

Helplines

Lucknow Police has Helpline numbers through which people can seek help without going to the police station in person. The various Helpline numbers of Lucknow City Police are as follows;

  • Police Control Room- 112
  • Fire- 101
  • Ambulance- 108/102
  • Women helpline- 1090
  • Child helpline- 1098
  • Citizen call centre- 155300
  • Complain against Govt. Department- 1076
  • Toll free number of Chief Minister- 0522-2239296, 2236167

Structure, Zones, Divisions and Police Stations

Structure

The Commissionerate is headed by Commissioner of Police who is of ADG rank and assisted by two Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) of IG rank and DIG rank.

There are currently 5 zones which all are headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and inside the zones there are total 13 divisions those who all are headed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).

There are currently total 50 police stations that comes under police commissionerate.

Zones, Divisions and Police Stations

5 zones of Police Commissionerate-

North Zone, East Zone, Central Zone, West Zone and South Zone.

Inside these zones there are 13 divisions -

Aliganj Division, Gazipur Division, Mahanagar Division, Cantt Division, Gomti Nagar Division, Hazaratganj Division, Alambagh Division, Krishnanagar Division, Chowk Division, Bazarkhala Division, Kaiserbagh Division, Mohanlalganj Division and Kakori Division. All 40 police stations lie inside these divisions.

North Zone

Aliganj Division

(1) Aliganj PS

(2) Mariyaon PS

(3) Jankipuram PS

Gazipur Division

(1) Gazipur PS

(2) Gudamba PS

(3) Indira Nagar PS

Mahanagar Division

(1) Mahanagar PS

(2) Hasanganj PS

(3) Vikasnagar PS

East Zone

Cantt Division

(1) Cantt PS

(2) Ashiyana PS

(3) PGI PS

Gomti Nagar Division

(1) Gomti Nagar PS

(2) Gomti Nagar Extension PS

Central Zone

Hazaratganj Division

(1) Hazaratganj PS

(2) Husainganj PS

(3) Gautampalli PS

(4) Women (Mahila) PS

Alambagh Division

(1) Alambagh PS

(2) Manaknagar PS

Krishnanagar Division

(1) Krishnanagar PS

(2) Sarojini Nagar PS

(3) Banthara PS

West Zone

Chowk Division

(1) Chowk PS

(2) Wazirganj PS,

(3) Thakurganj PS

Bazarkhala Division

(1) Bazarkhala PS

(2) Saadatganj PS

(3) Talkatora PS

Kaisarbagh Division

(1) Kaisarbagh PS

(2) Aminabad PS

(3) Naka PS

South Zone

Mohanlalganj Division

(1) Mohanlalganj PS

(2) Nagaram PS

(3) Gosainganj PS

(4) Sushant Golf City PS

Kakori Division

(1) Kakori PS

(2) Para PS

(3) Dubagga PS

Source:[4]

Commissioners of Lucknow Police

Police Commissioner
of Lucknow
Rank Insignia of the Police Commissioner (Additional Director General Rank)
Incumbent
Amarendra Kumar Sengar (IPS)
since 23 June 2024
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerHome Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Inaugural holderIPS Sujit Pandey
Formation14 January 2020; 4 years ago (14 January 2020)
DeputyJoint Commissioner of Police (JCP)

Police Commissioner of Lucknow is the chief of the police commissionerate. The police commissioner is appointed by the Department of Home and Confidential on the recommendation by the Establishment Board, which includes Minister of Home (Uttar Pradesh Government), Additional Chief Secretary and other senior bureaucrats.

The police commissioner is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of ADGP rank.

Police Commissioners of Lucknow
S.No Name Rank From Till Duration Ref.
1 IPS Sujit Pandey ADGP 14 January 2020 18 November 2020 309 days [5]
2 IPS Dhruv Kant Thakur 18 November 2020 1 August 2022 1 year, 256 days [6]
3 IPS SB Shirodkar 1 August 2022 22 June 2024 1 year, 326 days [7]
4 IPS Amarendra Kumar Sengar 23 June 2024 Incumbent 193 days [8]

Special Agencies

Lucknow City Police Commissionerate is currently having 5 special agencies under it for the welfare of citizens-

  1. Crime Branch
  2. Cyber Crime
  3. Women Crime and safety
  4. Moter Vehicle
  5. Anti Human Trafficking Unit

All these units are headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).

Source:[9]

Insignia

Gazetted Officers

Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia[10][11][12]
Insignia
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police[a] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police[b] Superintendent of police Additional superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years) Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIG SSP SP Addl. SP ASP ASP ASP


Non-gazetted Officers

Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [13][14]
Insignia No insignia
Rank Inspector[c] Assistant inspector[d] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable[e] Senior Constable[f] Police constable
Abbreviation INSP/PI API SI ASI HC SC PC
  • Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.


Online Presence

Lucknow Police has an official handle on X[15] and also has social media accounts on other platforms.

Lucknow Traffic Police

Lucknow Traffic Police has the job of managing the flow of traffic in the city. It is the traffic police unit within the Lucknow Police.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
  2. ^ Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
  3. ^ One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.
  4. ^ This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
  5. ^ Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
  6. ^ This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

References

  1. ^ "Lucknow's new CP Amarendra Kumar Sengar takes charge". The Times of India. 24 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ Nelanshu Shukla (14 January 2020). "Yogi Adityanath govt implements police commissionerate system in Lucknow, Noida - Mail Today News". India Today. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Cm Yogi To Lay Foundation Of Commissionerate Office Today | Lucknow News". The Times of India. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Website" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Senior IPS Officer Sujit Pandey Takes Charge as Lucknow Police Commissioner". News18. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ "DK Thakur is new Lucknow police commissioner | Lucknow News". The Times of India. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Lucknow, Kanpur commissioners transferred in reshuffle of 7 IPS officers in UP". Hindustan Times. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Lucknow's new CP Amarendra Kumar Sengar takes charge". The Times of India. 24 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Lucknow Police Commissionerate Website".
  10. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  15. ^ "twitter.com/lkopolice". Twitter. Retrieved 26 February 2022.[self-published]