Commissioner of the Kolkata Police
Chief of Police, Kolkata
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The Commissioner of the Kolkata Police (formerly Commissioner of the Calcutta Police) is the head of the Kolkata Police. The Kolkata police commissioner is appointed by the Minister of Home and Hill Affairs and reports independently to the Home Secretary for West Bengal. The commissioner sits at the Kolkata Police Headquarters, located at 18 Lalbazar Street in the Lalbazar neighbourhood of central Kolkata.
- Minister of Home and Hill Affairs, Government of West Bengal
- Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Hill Affairs), Govt. of West Bengal
| Commissioner of Kolkata Police Force | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of Commissioner of Police | |
since 17 March 2026 | |
| Kolkata Police Force | |
| Style | The Learned Commissioner of Police |
| Abbreviation | Ld. CP |
| Reports to |
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| Residence | 2, Loudon Street, Kolkata |
| Seat | Lalbazar, Kolkata |
| Appointer | Government of West Bengal |
| Constituting instrument | The Calcutta Police Act, 1866 |
| Formation | 1856 |
| First holder | S. Wauchope |
| Salary | HAG scale (Level 15) |
| Website | kolkatapolice |
The commissioner is an Indian Police Service officer of the rank of Additional Director-General (ADG) of Police. The commissioner heads the almost 35,000 strong metropolitan police force in a jurisdiction consisting of approximately 243km2 area and is the home to 14,617,992 people (2011 census figures).
List of commissioners of police, Kolkata
| Sl.No | Name | Terms of office | Badge name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Wauchope | 1856–1863 | |
| 2 | V. H. Shalch | 1863–1866 | |
| 3 | Stuart Saunders Hogg | 1866–1876 | |
| 4 | C. T. Metcalfe | 1876–1881 | |
| 5 | Henry Harrison | 1881–1889 | |
| 6 | Sir John Lambert | 1889–1897 | |
| 7 | A. H. James | 1897–1901 | |
| 8 | E. M. Showera | 1901–1902 | |
| 9 | R. D. O. Bignell | 1902–1905 | |
| 10 | Sir Frederick Loch Halliday | 1905–1916 | |
| 11 | Sir Reginald Clarke | 1916–1923 | |
| 12 | Sir Charles Tegart | 1923–1931 | |
| 13 | L. H. Colson | 1931–1939 | |
| 14 | Sir C. E. S. Fairweather | 1939–1943 | |
| 15 | R. E. A. Ray | 1943–1946 | |
| 16 | D. R. Hardwick | 1946–1947 | |
| 17 | Surendra Nath Chatterjee | 1947–1951 | S. N. CHATTERJEE [a] |
| 18 | H. S. Ghosh Chaudhuri | 1951–1960 | |
| 19 | U. Mukherjee | 1960–1962 | |
| 20 | S. M. Ghosh | 1962–1964 | |
| 21 | P. K. Sen | 1964–1967 | |
| 22 | Ranjit Kumar Gupta | 1970–1971 | |
| 23 | R. N. Chatterjee | 1971–1972 | |
| 24 | S. C. Chaudhuri | 1972–1976 | |
| 25 | S. Basu | 1976–1978 | |
| 26 | S. K. Sinha | 1978–1980 | |
| 27 | N. Som | 1980–1984 | |
| 28 | B. K. Basu | 1984–1988 | |
| 29 | B. K. Saha | 1988–1992 | |
| 30 | T. K. Talukdar | 1992–1996 | |
| 31 | Dinesh Chandra Vajpai | 1996–2001 | |
| 32 | S. K. Chakroborty | 2001–2004 | |
| 33 | Prasun Mukherjee | 17 October 2004 – 16 October 2007 | PRASUN MUKHERJEE |
| 34 | Gautam Mohan Chakraborty | 17 October 2007 – 16 March 2011 | GAUTAM |
| 35 | Ranjit Kumar Pachnanda | 17 March 2011 – 14 February 2013 | R. K. PACHNANDA |
| 36 | Surajit Kar Purkayastha | 14 February 2013 – 13 February 2016 | SURAJIT |
| 37 | Rajeev Kumar | 14 February 2016 – 12 April 2016 | RAJEEV |
| 38 | Soumen Mitra | 13 April 2016 – 21 May 2016 | SOUMEN MITRA[1] |
| (37) | Rajeev Kumar | 21 May 2016 – 19 February 2019 | RAJEEV[2] |
| 39 | Anuj Sharma | 19 February 2019 – 5 April 2019 | ANUJ[3] |
| 40 | Dr. Rajesh Kumar | 6 April 2019 – 26 May 2019 | DR. RAJESH |
| (39) | Anuj Sharma | 26 May 2019 – 6 February 2021 | ANUJ |
| (38) | Soumen Mitra | 6 February 2021 – 31 December 2021 | SOUMEN MITRA[4] |
| 41 | Vineet Kumar Goyal | 1 January 2022 – 17 September 2024 | VINEET KUMAR GOYAL |
| 42 | Manoj Kumar Verma | 17 September 2024 – 30 January 2026 | M. K. VERMA |
| 43 | Supratim Sarkar | 31 January 2026 – 16 March 2026 | SUPRATIM[5] |
| 44 | Ajay Kumar Nand | 17 March 2026 – Incumbent | AJAY KUMAR NAND[5] |
See also
Notes
- He was the first Indian origin Police Commissioner