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Cabinet approves restructuring of Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate into five units

Cabinet approves restructuring of Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate into five units
Image: Vijaya Karnataka

The state cabinet approved the restructuring of the Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate into five separate commissionerates: East, West, North, South, and Central. This move aims to reorganize the city's police system. Under the new system, the Police Commissioner post has been upgraded to 'Chief Police Commissioner,' who will oversee five Police Commissioners. The cabinet also approved several decisions, including creating 1,022 new posts for traffic and law and order strengthening.

Originally reported by Vijaya Karnataka Summarised from the source’s public news feed without altering the facts. Read the original report for the full story. Also reported by: The New Indian Express
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