Commissioner of Police (metropolitan cities)

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The Commissioner of Police (metropolitan cities) is the top executive officer in charge of policing and law enforcement in major Indian metropolitan areas, typically drawn from the senior ranks of the Indian Police Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement leadership position ⓘ
senior police rank ⓘ
aimsTo provide unified command over city policing ⓘ
appliesTo metropolitan cities in India ⓘ
appointedBy state government ⓘ
canBeAssistedBy Additional Commissioners of Police ⓘ
Deputy Commissioners of Police ⓘ
Joint Commissioners of Police ⓘ
country India ⓘ
differsFrom Superintendent of Police in district policing system ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver entire metropolitan city limits ⓘ
hasPower executive magistracy in notified areas ⓘ
issue of prohibitory orders ⓘ
licensing of certain establishments ⓘ
regulation of public assemblies ⓘ
heads city police commissionerate ⓘ
introducedFor large urban agglomerations ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom Commissionerate system notifications ⓘ
state Police Act ⓘ
linked to: state police
oversees all police stations in the metropolitan city ⓘ
crime branch in the city ⓘ
special branch in the city ⓘ
specialized police units in the city ⓘ
traffic police in the city ⓘ
partOf Indian policing system ⓘ
reportsTo Home Department of the state ⓘ
state government ⓘ
responsibleFor VIP security in the city ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ
crime prevention ⓘ
crowd control during major events ⓘ
disaster response coordination from police side ⓘ
implementation of court orders related to policing ⓘ
internal security duties at city level ⓘ
maintenance of law and order ⓘ
police welfare and discipline in the city force ⓘ
policing in metropolitan areas ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
traffic management ⓘ
selectionCriteriaIncludes experience in urban policing ⓘ
seniority in Indian Police Service ⓘ
service record ⓘ
typicallyFromRank Additional Director General of Police rank or equivalent ⓘ
Director General of Police rank or equivalent ⓘ
typicallyHeldBy Indian Police Service officer ⓘ
worksWith district administration ⓘ
municipal corporation ⓘ
state and central security agencies ⓘ

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Indian Police Service → highestRank → Commissioner of Police (metropolitan cities) ⓘ
subject linked to: IPS
New Zealand Police → hasRank → Commissioner of Police ⓘ
linked to: Commissioner of Police (metropolitan cities)