Pune city police is the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

 and Pimpri Chinchwad cities in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. The city police is division of Maharashtra Police

Maharashtra Police

Maharashtra State Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra. Maharashtra Police has one of the largest police forces in the country...

. It is widely believed that Pune police was established during the 1818 police re-organization but city policing history goes well before that. Pune police has 4 zones, 2 zones each in Northern and Southern regions. Police operates from 29 police station

Police station

A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...

s with its jurisdiction spread across 790 square kilometres (305 sq mi). It also has the responsibility of traffic policing the city roads.

Organization

Currently Pune police top level include 1 Joint commissioner, 4 Additional commissioner, 11 DCPs or Deputy commissioners. The city has 29 Police stations divided amongst 4 Zones each headed by a DCP or a Deputy commissioner of police.

Additionally it also has the following departments -

• Additional commissioner (Administration) assisted by DCP HQ - 1 and DCP HQ -2
• Additional commissioner (Law and Order, South Pune) assisted by DCP Zone - 1 and DCP Zone - 2
• Additional commissioner (Law and Order, North Pune) assisted by DCP Zone - 3 and DCP Zone - 4
• Crime Branch: It is headed by Additional commissioner (Crime) and is assisted by DCP Crime and DCP EOW and Cyber crime. Crime Branch is responsible for co-ordinating with other State Police/central agencies of India in serious and sensational crimes. It collects criminal intelligence for crime mapping.
• Special Branch: This is headed by a DCP and deals with student related crimes, politicians, banned organization and immigrants.It also operates the Foreigners Registrations Office (FRO)
• Traffic Branch: Deals with road and traffic safety.