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West Bengal (India)

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West Bengal Police

The West Bengal Police is the basic police force in the State of West Bengal. The main source for all the flags is the West Bengal Police website http://wbpolice.gov.in/wbp/Common/WBP_Flags.aspx
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State Police

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Branches of the Civil Police

1. Criminal Investigation Department

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2. Counter Insurgency Force

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3. State Crime Records Bureau & Police Computer Centre

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4. Traffic Headquarters

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Armed Police

1. Eastern Frontier Rifles 1st Battalion

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2. Eastern Frontier Rifles 2nd Battalion

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3. Eastern Frontier Rifles 3rd Battalion

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4. 1st India Reserve Battalion

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5. 2nd India Reserve Battalion

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6. Specialized India Reserve Battalion

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7. Special Striking Force Battalion

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8. Rapid Action Force 1st Battalion

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9. Rapid Action Force 2nd Battalion

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10. Rapid Action Force 3rd Battalion

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11. State Armed Police 2nd Battalion

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12. State Armed Police 3rd Battalion

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13. State Armed Police 4th Battalion

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14. State Armed Police 6th Battalion

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15. State Armed Police 7th Battalion

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16. State Armed Police 8th Battalion

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17. State Armed Police 9th Battalion

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18. State Armed Police 10th Battalion

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19. State Armed Police 11th Battalion

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20. State Armed Police 12th Battalion

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21. State Armed Police 13th Battalion

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Commissionerates (Urban, City or Metropolitan Police)

1. Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate

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2. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate

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3. Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate

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4. Chandannagar Police Commissionerate

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5. Howrah Police Commissionerate

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6. Silliguri Police Commissionerate

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Government Railway Police Districts

1. Howrah Government Railway Police District

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2. Kharagpur Government Railway Police District

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3. Sealdah Government Railway Police District

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4. Siliguri Government Railway Police District

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Police Districts

There are 28 Police Districts; 18 flags are shown here.

1. Alipurduar

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2. Bankura

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3. Barasat

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4. Baruipur

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5. Basirhat

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6. Birbhum

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7. Hooghly Rural

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8. Howrah Rural

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9. Jalpaiguri

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10. Jhargram

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11. Kalimpong

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12. Malda

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13. Pashchim Medinipur

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14. Purba Bardhaman

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15. Purba Medinipur

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16. Purulia

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17. Raiganj

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18. Ranaghat

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Kolkata Police Force

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The existence of Kolkata Police Force is unique among police forces in India. It kept its independent state from the times of the British Raj, as it was the main police force for the Government seat. The flag is horizontal white over blue stripe with silver KPF emblem in the middle of the flag.
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KPF branches, departments and divisions

1. Armed Police Brigade Headquarter

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2. Detective Department

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3. Enforcement Branch

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4. Headquarter Force

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5. Reserve Force

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6. Security Control Organization

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7. Special Branch

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8. Traffic Police

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9. Wireless Branch

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