# Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate

The Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate (Hindi: कानपुर नगर पुलिस आयुक्तालय, popularly Kanpur Nagar Police) is the police department within the municipal limits of Kanpur. It is a part of Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation in Kanpur city.
It is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of ADG as its Commissioner of Police.
On 3 November 2022, it was decided to include all 11 Police station of Kanpur outer police in Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate leading to 49 police stations.

## History

Before 2020, Kanpur Nagar district police came under Kanpur police zone and Kanpur police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Kanpur zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional director general of police (ADG), whereas Kanpur range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).
Police Administration of Kanpur was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who was an IPS officer. He was assisted by six Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (East, North, West, South, 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.

## List of Head of Organization of Kanpur Nagar Police
### Senior Superintendent of Police of Kanpur Nagar

Since Independence of the nation till 26 March 2021, 75 Indian Police Service officers have served as the head of organization of kanpur police as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
| Sr. No. | Name | From | To |
| 01 | K.P. Singh | 19.07.1947 | 07.11.1947 |
| 02 | Onkar Singh | 07.11.1947 | 04.06.1952 |
| 03 | A.K Das | 04.06.1952 | 02.09.1957 |
| 04 | G. Chandra | 02.09.1957 | 26.07.1960 |
| 05 | S. Tondon | 26.07.1960 | 26.03.1962 |
| 06 | J.M. Jain | 26.03.1962 | 24.07.1962 |
| 07 | S. Tondon | 24.07.1962 | 20.07.1964 |
| 08 | K.P. Singh | 20.07.1964 | 02.09.1966 |
| 09 | G.S. Arya | 02.09.1966 | 18.05.1969 |
| 10 | J.N. Chaturvedi | 18.05.1969 | 27.03.1970 |
| 11 | R.S. Sharma | 27.03.1970 | 05.09.1970 |
| 12 | R.D. Pandey | 05.09.1970 | 30.01.1972 |
| 13 | K.P. Srivastava | 30.01.1972 | 08.03.1973 |
| 14 | J.N. Awasthy | 08.03.1973 | 12.12.1973 |
| 15 | S.C. Mukherjee | 12.12.1973 | 16.01.1976 |
| 16 | Y.N. Saxena | 16.01.1976 | 13.07.1977 |
| 17 | V.S. Mathur | 13.07.1977 | 02.03.1978 |
| 18 | S.V.M. Tripathi | 02.03.1978 | 16.06.1979 |
| 19 | V.S. Bedi | 16.06.1979 | 02.12.1980 |
| 20 | V.N. Singh | 02.12.1980 | 11.06.1983 |
| 21 | M.C. Rawat | 11.06.1983 | 22.06.1984 |
| 22 | A.K. Mitra | 22.06.1984 | 17.05.1986 |
| 23 | Y.P.Singh | 17.05.1986 | 15.08.1988 |
| 24 | Vikram Singh | 15.08.1988 | 14.02.1991 |
| 25 | Subhash Joshi | 14.02.1991 | 04.07.1991 |
| 26 | D.N. Samal | 04.07.1991 | 01.10.1992 |
| 27 | A.C. Sharma | 01.10.1992 | 11.12.1992 |
| 28 | Subhash Joshi | 11.12.1992 | 04.02.1993 |
| 29 | V.K.Singh | 04.02.1993 | 20.06.1993 |
| 30 | K.N. Rai | 20.06.1993 | 31.12.1993 |
| 31 | Rameshwar Dayal | 31.12.1993 | 19.05.1994 |
| 32 | J. M. Yadav | 19.05.1994 | 08.06.1995 |
| 33 | S.N.Singh | 08.06.1995 | 29.12.1995 |
| 34 | Praveen Singh | 29.12.1995 | 06.08.1996 |
| 35 | Arun Kumar | 06.08.1996 | 20.02.1997 |
| 36 | B.P. Singh | 20.02.1997 | 06.04.1997 |
| 37 | V.K. Sharma | 06.04.1997 | 08.05.1997 |
| 38 | A.P. Maheshwari | 08.05.1997 | 05.10.1997 |
| 39 | A.K.D. Divwedi | 05.10.1997 | 18.04.1998 |
| 40 | R.K. Mishra | 18.04.1998 | 11.07.1998 |
| 41 | R.N. Srivastava | 11.07.1998 | 02.10.1998 |
| 42 | M. A. Ganpati | 02.10.1998 | 04.05.1999 |
| 43 | Sutapa Saniyal | 04.05.1999 | 02.11.1999 |
| 44 | P.K. Joshi | 02.11.1999 | 28.02.2000 |
| 45 | G.P. Sharma | 20.02.2000 | 27.03.2001 |
| 46 | Arun Kumar | 27.03.2001 | 16.08.2001 |
| 47 | V.K. Singh | 16.08.2001 | 10.05.2002 |
| 48 | R.P. Singh | 10.05.2002 | 30.11.2002 |
| 49 | M.K. Bashal | 30.11.2002 | 09.09.2003 |
| 50 | R.V. Singh | 09.09.2003 | 14.03.2005 |
| 51 | P.C. Meena | 14.03.2005 | 04.12.2006 |
| 52 | Alok Singh | 04.12.2006 | 14.05.2007 |
| 53 | A.K. Prasad | 14.05.2007 | 30.08.2007 |
| 54 | Rajeev Sabbarwal | 30.08.2007 | 02.12.2007 |
| 55 | Anand Swaroop | 02.12.2007 | 27.03.2008 |
| 56 | A.K Singh | 27.03.2008 | 04.10.2008 |
| 57 | H.R. Sharma | 06.10.2008 | 05.02.2009 |
| 58 | H.R. Sharma | 05.02.2009 | 19.06.2009 |
| 59 | Neera Rawat | 16.06.2009 | 23.10.2009 |
| 60 | B.P. Jogdand | 23.10.2009 | 14.02.2010 |
| 61 | Prem Prakash | 14.02.2010 | 10.11.2010 |
| 62 | Mutha Ashok Jain | 10.11.2010 | 11.02.2011 |
| 63 | Rajesh Kumar Rai | 11.02.2011 | 21.03.2012 |
| 64 | Amitabh Yash | 21.03.2012 | 12.12.2012 |
| 65 | Yashasvi Yadav | 14.12.2012 | 06.03.2014 |
| 66 | Ajay Kumar | 10.03.2014 | 09.06.2014 |
| 67 | K.S. Emmanuel | 09.06.2014 | 20.12.2014 |
| 68 | Shalabh Mathur | 22.12.2014 | 15.10.2016 |
| 69 | H.N. Singh | 15.10.2016 | 20.10.2016 |
| 70 | Akash Kulhari | 20.10.2016 | 16.05.2017 |
| 71 | Sonia Singh | 16.05.2017 | 26.10.2017 |
| 72 | Akhilesh Kumar | 26.10.2017 | 30.08.2018 |
| 73 | Anant Dev Tiwari | 30.08.2018 | 18.06.2020 |
| 74 | Dinesh Kumar P. | 18.06.2020 | 26.07.2020 |
| 75 | Preetinder Singh | 26.07.2020 | 26.03.2021 |

### Police Commissioner of Kanpur Nagar

On 26 March 2021, Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to make commissionerate in Kanpur Nagar city headed by rank of Additional Director of Police (ADG). Asim Arun was first Police Commissioner of Kanpur Nagar.
| Sr. No. | Name | From | To |
| 01 | Asim Arun | 26.03.2021 | 14.01.2022 |
| 02 | Vijay Singh Meena | 14.01.2022 | 01.08.2022 |
| 03 | B.P. Jogdand | 01.08.2022 | 19.08.2023 |
| 04 | Dr. RK Swarnkar | 20.08.2023 | 31.12.2023 |
| 05 | Akhil Kumar | 01.01.2024 | Incumbent |

## Organisation

The Kanpur Commissionerate Police is headed by Commissioner of Police who is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police of i.e. Addl. CP Law & Order and Addl. CP Crime (IG). Police Commissionerate is divided into four police zones (East, West, Central and South), each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police which consists of 12 circles headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police and 49 police stations.
Hierarchy structure of the Kanpur Nagar Police :
| Rank | Abbreviation | Strength |
| Commissioner of Police (ADGP) | CP | 1 |
| Additional Commissioner of Police (IG) | Addl. CP | 2 |
| Deputy Commissioner of Police (SP) | DCP | 8 |
| Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Additional SP) | ADCP | 10 |
| Assistant Commissioner of Police (Deputy SP/Assistant SP/Assistant Radio Officer) | ACP | 20 |
| Police Inspector | Inspector | 47 |
| Police Sub Inspector | SI | 95 |
| Head Constable | HC | 1824 |
| Police Constable | Constable | 5254 |

### Police stations

Police stations under the jurisdiction of Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate are as follows:
* Anwar Ganj Police Station
* Armapur Police Station
* Babupurwa Police Station
* Badshahinaka Police Station
* Bajaria Police Station
* Barra Police Station
* Beconganj Police Station
* Bidhnu Police Station
* Bilhaur Police Station
* Bithoor Police Station
* Cantt. Police Station
* Chakeri Police Station
* Chaman Ganj Police Station
* Chaubepur Police Station
* Collector Ganj Police Station
* Colonelganj Police Station
* Fazalganj Police Station
* Govind Nagar Police Station
* Ghatampur Police Station
* Gwaltoli Police Station
* Harbans Mohal Police Station
* Juhi Police Station
* Kakadeo Police Station
* Kakwan Police Station
* Kalyanpur Police Station
* Kidwai Nagar Police Station
* Kohna Police Station
* Kotwali Police Station
* Maharajpur Police Station
* Mahila Thana Police Station
* Moolganj Police Station
* Narwal Police Station
* Naubasta Police Station
* Nawabganj Police Station
* Nazirabad Police Station
* Panki Police Station
* Philkhana Police Station
* Railbazar Police Station
* Raipurwa Police Station
* Saandh Police Station
* Sachendi Police Station
* Sajeti Police Station
* Shivrajpur Police Station
* Sisamau Police Station
* Swaroop Nagar Police Station