Commissioner of the Bengaluru City Police


The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City is the head of the Bangalore City Police. Founded in July 1963, the post has been held by 32 officers of the Indian Police Service, the first of whom was C. Chandy. The average length of tenure is 1 year, 8 months; Bangalore's longest-serving Police Commissioner is P. G. Halarnkar, who held office for 3 years, 9 months in the mid-1980s. The incumbent is Seemanth Kumar Singh, who is serving from 6 June 2025 onwards. The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City has the rank of Additional Director General of Police in the Karnataka state police hierarchy.