Patna, Feb 12 (ABN) The Police Department has clarified the powers of Grameen SPs (SPs) by delimiting the jurisdiction of 11 districts in the state to ensure better and more effective policing in the state. The Home Department has issued a notification in this regard. Accordingly, the number of divisions and police stations covered by the 11 different Rural Superintendent of Police (Grameen SP) posts created in 2022 has been determined. The respective districts will divide the branches of SP offices between SP (Rural) and others.
The jurisdiction of these Gramin SPs respectively, Rural SP of Gaya now includes SDPO of Neemchak Bathani, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Tikari, SDPO of Imamganj, SDPOs of Sherghati-1 and Sherghati-2 along with all police stations under their jurisdiction. These sub-divisional police officers have around 33 police stations under their jurisdiction, which will now come under the Rural SP. Under SP (Rural) of Rohtas, Sasaram headquarters will include Chis SDPO-2, Dehri SDPO-2, and Vikramganj SDPO along with all 28 police stations. Monger (Rural) SP will have 12 police stations under his jurisdiction along with Sadar SDPO, Tarapur SDPO, and Haveli Kharagpur SDPO. Manjhol SDPO, Bakhri SDPO, and Ballia SDPO will be included under SP (Rural) of Begusarai along with 11 concerned police stations.
SP (Rural) of Bhagalpur includes SDPO of Kahalgaon-1 and Kahalgaon-2, DSP of Bhagalpur Law and Order, and 18 police stations under their jurisdiction. Purnia Rural SP has Baisi, Bin Mankhi and Dhamdaha SDPOs and 18 police stations under their jurisdiction. Saharsa SP (Rural) has Samari Bakhtiarpur SDPO and 9 police stations under their jurisdiction. includes 19 police stations. SP (Rural) of Muzaffarpur has 24 police stations under its jurisdiction apart from East-1, East-2, and Sir or K SDPOs. Saran Rural SP has Madhura-1, Madhura-2, and Sonpur SDPOs and 18 police stations under its jurisdiction. Batia SP Rural has Sadar- and Narkatiyaganj SDPs. And 21 police stations come under them.
On his authority, the Home Department has created 181 posts under the Bihar Police Service Cadre in September 2022. These include 11 posts for Rural SP. Now their powers and scope have been determined. They will inspect the institutions under their jurisdiction, review cases, and keep the District SP informed of all important matters related to crime control. They will also control and monitor the crime registers, daily reports and patrol charts of the police stations under their jurisdiction.
They can suspend sub-inspectors and subordinate officers (constables and havaldars) posted under their jurisdiction. They can suspend police lines officers after consulting the District SP. They will attend police parade at least once a week and be present at police meetings.