Commissioner of Pune City Police

Commissioner of Police, Pune
Rank Insignia of the Police Commissioner
Incumbent
Amitesh Kumar[1]
since February 1, 2024
Pune City Police Department (PCPD)
StyleThe Honorable
StatusPune City Police Department (PCPD)
Reports toHome Minister of Maharashtra
ResidenceSadhu Vaswani Road, Camp, Pune – 411001
AppointerChief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length1 to 3 years [a]
Inaugural holderE. S. Modak[2]
Formation1 June 1965
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Commissioner of Police, Pune is the head of Pune City Police Department (PCPD). The Government of Maharashtra appoints the Commissioner from among senior IPS officers of the state cadre.[3]

The commissioner is an Indian Police Service officer of the rank of Director general of police (DGP) or Additional director general of police (ADGP). The commissioner heads the police force in a jurisdiction consisting of approximately 650 km2 area and home to a population of 1.6 Crore (16 million) with a 40 lakh (4 million) floating population.

The current Pune Commissionerate came into existence on 1 July 1965. The Pune City Police Commissionerate was established in 1965, and E. S. Modak was its first commissioner, while the current being Amitesh Kumar (since February 1, 2024).[2] The Police Commissioner of Pune City does not exercise authority over the entire Pune district; their jurisdiction is limited to Pune City. Pimpri-Chinchwad is administered by a separate and independent Police Commissionerate with jurisdiction confined to the PCMC city area, while the remaining areas of Pune district are headed by the Superintendent of Police (SP), Pune Rural, an IPS officer operating under a different command structure.

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Notes

  1. ^ The Pune Police Commissioner generally serves about 1–3 years, depending on government decisions.

References

  1. ^ Inamdar, Nadeem (Jan 31, 2024). "Amitesh Kumar is new Pune police commissioner". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "First police commissioner of Pune passes away". Indian Express. April 30, 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Police Organization of Maharashtra". Home Department, Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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