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| Bihar Police | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Bihar Police |
| Abbreviation | BP |
| Motto | उत्कृष्टता की यात्रा A Voyage of Excellence |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1935 |
| Annual budget | ₹12,353 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2023-24)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Bihar, IN |
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| Map of Bihar State Police Jurisdiction. | |
| Governing body | Bihar Government |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Sardar Patel Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Child agency | |
| Website | |
| https://police.bihar.gov.in | |
The Bihar Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Bihar, India, with its headquarters in Patna. It has a sanctioned strength of 111,000 personnel, and as of 2017, employs 77,000 personnel.[2][3]
The present DGP of Bihar Police is Vinay Kumar, an IPS officer of 1991 batch.[4]
- ^ "Bihar Budget Analysis 2023-24". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Debashish Karmakar (10 April 2017). "Bihar ranks 33rd in police-public ratio, Jharkhand better | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Bihar Budget Analysis 2020-21". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Network, Elets News (14 December 2024). "Vinay Kumar Appointed New DGP of Bihar". Elets eGov. Retrieved 28 December 2024.