Guwahati Police Commissionerate | |
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Motto | Maintain order, prevent and detect crime by enforcing law firmly and impartially, without fear or favor, prejudice or vindictiveness |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 January 2015 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Guwahati, Assam, Kamrup Metropolitan District, India |
Legal jurisdiction | Kamrup Metropolitan District |
Governing body | Government of Assam |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Guwahati, Panbazar, 781001 |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Assam Police |
Website | |
Police Commissionerate, Guwahati |
The Guwahati Police Commissionerate is the law enforcement agency for the city of Guwahati, Assam, India. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police.
The Commissionerate of Police in Guwahati was formed on 1 January 2015. [1] It is still in its early stages.[ citation needed ]
Due to the rapid increase in population, there has been a steady increase in crime.[ citation needed ] In view of the above the following structure has been instituted:
S. NO | Name | Duration of service |
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1. | Jyotirmay Chakravarty (IPS) | 1 Jan 2015 – 16 Jun 2015 |
2. | Mukesh Agarwal (IPS) | 16 Jun 2015 – 26 Aug 2016 |
3. | Hiren Chandra Nath (IPS) | 27 Aug 2016 – 31 March 2018 |
4. | Pradip Chandra Saloi (IPS) | 1 April 2018 – 31 Dec 2018 |
5. | Deepak Kumar (IPS) | 31 Dec 2018- 13 Dec 2019 |
6. | M. P. Gupta (IPS) | 13 Dec 2019 - 14 July 2021 |
7. | Harmeet Singh (IPS) | 14 July 2021 - 16 Dec 2022 |
8. | Diganta Barah (IPS) | 16 Dec 2022 to present |
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