The Karnataka government on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the number of police divisions in Bengaluru city from eight to eleven, creating three new divisions to strengthen law enforcement across the expanding metropolis.
The three new divisions of North West, South West and Electronic City will join the existing Central, West, East, South, Southeast, North, Northeast and Whitefield divisions. This expansion of the city police commissionerate was first announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the annual state budget in March.
Presently, Bengaluru has a population of 1.4 crore people and is the third most populous city in the country after Delhi and Mumbai. Presently, there are 111 law and order police stations, 53 traffic, eight women, eight CEN (Cyber, Economic, and Narcotics) and one cybercrime police station.
According to the government order, each new division will be headed by a deputy commissioner of police, supported by one assistant sub-inspector of police, five head constables, six police constables, and 11 additional support staff members.
The North West division will include Peenya sub-division under an assistant commissioner of police (ACP), encompassing six police stations: Peenya, Rajagopal Nagar, Bagalagunte, Byadarahalli, Soladevanahalli and Gangammanagudi.
The South West division will operate two subdivisions—Kengeri and Subramanyapura—each headed by ACPs. This division will oversee eight police stations: Kengeri, Jnanabharati, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Kumbalgodu, Thalaghattapura, Subramanyapura, Kumaraswamy Layout and Konanakunte.
The Electronic City division will function as a single sub-division, managing six police stations: Electronic City, Hulimavu, Beguru, Parappana Agrahara, Bandepalya and Hebbagodi.
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The order also implements structural changes to existing subdivisions to accommodate the new divisional framework, ensuring better coordination and coverage across Bengaluru’s rapidly growing urban landscape.