Patna Police

Policing is more than 3000 years old practice, dating back to the days of the Magadh Empire and there are historical records of this. Policing in the modern era of Patna started in 1862, with the Indian Police Act of 1861. The modern district of Bihar and the police structure, as it exists today started in 1912.

There are 67 police stations in the city. The head of the police forces in Patna is the Zonal IG.. The SP’s of the city function, under the command of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP),. For smooth functioning of the society and effective communication, SP’s are appointed in central, rural, western and eastern region of Patna respectively and one in charge of the Traffic Department. Manu Maharaaj is the SSP of Patna.

SSP: The responsibility of SSP is to maintain peace and l the effective functioning of the society by maintaining law and order.

SP city: The SP of Patna city is responsible for the maintenance of  law and order in the city.

SP Traffic: To keep society away from damages, the SP traffic looks after the  safety of the road, prevention of accidents and security of the vehicles.

S.P Rural : Maintains peace in the boundary words. Since there are lots of villages and rural areas, which comes under the boundary. The police helps the citizens of Patna to remain with peace and harmony.

Address: Police headquarters,
                Gandhi Maidan,
                Patna-4

Some of the Police Stations in Patna District are :

Other contact numbers:

Patna women Police: 9470001390 / 9471006592

Patna Control Room: 2201975 / 2201977 / 2201978 / 2219131(The STD code for Patna is 0612.).

Patna Police (send SMS): 9470001389

In Emergency dial 100 for help.