Kasba Police Station is a police station located in 27A, Bose Pukur Road, Kolkata-700042, Kolkata, Kolkata district, West Bengal (PIN: 700042). The listed contact number is 033-2442-0164.Source: Kolkata Police / wbxpress.com · Last checked: 2026-09-12.
Police stations in Kolkata operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They handle emergency response, FIR registration, NC reports, lost property, and more.
Kasba Police Station is a local police station serving the 27A, Bose Pukur Road, Kolkata-700042 area of Kolkata in Kolkata district, West Bengal. It falls within PIN code 700042. Like every police station in India it operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including public holidays.
Command of Kasba Police Station rests with a Station House Officer — an Inspector in a built-up area like Kolkata, or a Sub-Inspector in a smaller posting. Both ranks can register an FIR, so you do not need to wait for a particular officer to be on duty before a cognizable offence is recorded.
Because Kolkata district covers both dense residential pockets and commercial stretches, the mix of work reaching Kasba Police Station ranges from property offences and vehicle theft to verification paperwork and neighbour disputes.
The listed landline for Kasba Police Station is 033-2442-0164. Use it for non-urgent enquiries — to confirm the station is handling your matter, to ask which documents to bring, or to check whether a particular officer is on duty. Station landlines are not staffed the way an emergency line is, so for anything urgent dial 100 or 112 instead, which routes you to a control room that can dispatch the nearest available unit.
Every service described below is provided free of charge. No officer at Kasba Police Station or anywhere else is entitled to charge you a fee for registering a complaint, recording a lost-property report, issuing your copy of an FIR or NC, or carrying out address verification.
What you can do here
Services Available at Kasba Police Station
A police station handles a far wider range of everyday civic work than most people expect. These are the services Kasba Police Station provides to residents of Kolkata and the surrounding Kolkata area.
Registering an FIR
For any cognizable offence — theft, burglary, assault, fraud, criminal intimidation — Kasba Police Station must register a First Information Report under Section 173 BNSS. You are entitled to a free copy before you leave.
Filing an NC
Non-cognizable matters and lost property are recorded as an NC entry. This is what residents of Kolkata most often need when a phone, wallet, passport or set of vehicle documents goes missing.
Women's helpdesk
Kasba Police Station is required to run a women's helpdesk, and a statement about a sexual offence must be recorded by a woman officer — at a place of the survivor's choosing, including her own home.
Passport & address verification
Passport applications from PIN 700042 are routed here for verification. The beat constable will visit your address, so keep photo ID, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
Tenant & staff verification
Landlords in Kolkata can submit tenant verification here, as can households engaging drivers, domestic workers or security staff. The service is free.
Cybercrime complaints
Online fraud can be reported at Kasba Police Station regardless of where the offender is located. Call 1930 first — the freeze window on transferred funds is measured in minutes, not days.
Lost & found reports
Lost documents and belongings are logged and a report issued. Banks, insurers, the RTO and the passport office all require this copy before issuing any duplicate.
Traffic & accident reports
Road accidents within the Kolkata jurisdiction are recorded here. For an accident in progress call 112 first — the control room dispatches both police and ambulance.
Senior citizen assistance
Most state forces maintain a senior-citizen register and conduct welfare visits. Elderly residents living alone near Kolkata can ask to be added at the front desk.
Before you go
Visiting Kasba Police Station: What to Expect
Getting there. The station is located at 27A, Bose Pukur Road, Kolkata-700042. Exact coordinates are not yet in our index, so search for the station by name in your maps application before setting out.
When to go. The doors never close, but the queue is not constant. At Kasba Police Station, as at most stations, the heaviest walk-in traffic falls between about 10am and 1pm. If your matter is not urgent, arriving early in the morning or in the late afternoon usually means a shorter wait and an officer with more time to hear you properly.
Who you will meet. Your first contact is the duty officer at the front desk. Explain your matter briefly and they will direct you — to the writer for a report, to the women's helpdesk, or to the SHO for something more serious. If you are unsure whom you need, always start at the front desk rather than wandering the building.
How long it takes. A straightforward lost-property NC generally takes fifteen to thirty minutes. An FIR takes longer, because the officer must record your statement in full and read it back to you. Verification paperwork is usually submitted in a few minutes, with the actual field visit following days later.
Language. You are entitled to have your statement recorded in a language you understand, and to have it read back to you before you sign. Never sign a statement you have not understood, and never sign a blank sheet.
What to carry with you
A government photo ID — Aadhaar, driving licence, voter card or passport
Any documents relating to your matter: bills, receipts, agreements, prescriptions
Photographs or screenshots, with the originals kept on your device
Names and phone numbers of any witnesses
A written summary of what happened, with dates and times, so nothing is forgotten
A pen — and a second copy of anything you are handing over
Do not travel here in an emergency
If a crime is in progress, someone is injured, or you are in immediate danger, calling is always faster than travelling. The control room can dispatch whichever unit is closest to you, which may not be Kasba Police Station.
If Kasba Police Station is not the right jurisdiction for your matter, or you simply need a station closer to where you are right now, these other stations serve Kolkata and the surrounding area. Remember that under Zero FIR any of them must record a cognizable complaint regardless of where the offence took place.
NC stands for Non-Cognizable, and no other piece of station vocabulary causes as much confusion. An NC is a formal register entry recording that you reported something — for an offence where police cannot investigate or arrest without a magistrate's permission.
Whether something is an NC or an FIR is fixed by statute, not by an officer's opinion. Minor assault without injury, public nuisance, defamation, simple trespass and most neighbour disputes are non-cognizable. Because the power to arrest is a serious intrusion, the law reserves it for graver crimes.
In practice most NCs filed in Kolkata are not disputes at all — they are lost property. The copy you receive is what your insurer, bank, the RTO or the passport office will demand before issuing a duplicate. Our lost and found guide covers what to do for each document type.
If a station says your matter is “only an NC” but you believe a cognizable offence occurred, say so politely and ask for the refusal in writing. You can then escalate to the Superintendent of Police, or apply to a magistrate under Section 175(3) BNSS.
Commonly filed as an NC in Kolkata
A lost passport, PAN card or driving licence
Missing vehicle registration or insurance papers
Misplaced government ration or pension documents
Address or character verification for an employer
A minor boundary or parking dispute with a neighbour
The three routes a complaint can take. Which applies depends on the offence, not on which station you walk into.
Comparison of FIR and NC
Aspect
FIR (Cognizable)
NC (Non-Cognizable)
Investigation starts
Immediately
Only after a magistrate's order
Typical offences
Theft, assault, burglary, fraud, kidnapping
Lost property, nuisance, minor disputes, defamation
Goes to court as
Chargesheet or closure report
Only if a magistrate orders inquiry
Court permission needed
No
Yes
Can police refuse?
No, for a cognizable offence
They must still record the entry
Free copy for you
Yes — legally guaranteed
Yes — always ask for it
First Information Report
How Do I File an FIR at Kasba Police Station?
The decision the duty officer makes when you report something — and the escalation path if a cognizable offence is refused.
An FIR — First Information Report — is the document that sets the criminal justice system in motion. It is recorded under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which replaced Section 154 of the old Code of Criminal Procedure. Until an FIR exists the police have no legal basis to investigate, arrest, or seize evidence.
Only a cognizable offence gets an FIR. "Cognizable" means grave enough that an officer may arrest without first obtaining a warrant. Theft, burglary, assault causing hurt, kidnapping, rioting and murder all qualify. For anything less serious a station such as Kasba Police Station records a Non-Cognizable entry instead.
You need no lawyer, no stamp paper, no written application and no fee. Walk in, tell the duty officer what happened, and they must write it down, read it back to you in a language you understand, and take your signature or thumb impression.
The one thing never to skip is your free copy. Section 173(2) BNSS entitles every informant to a copy at no cost — anyone asking you to pay is acting unlawfully. Note the FIR number, the date and the recording officer's name; you will need all three for insurance, for court, and for every follow-up. If a station refuses outright, our complaint guide sets out the escalation route to the SP and then to a magistrate.
What to carry
Government photo ID, documents or bills relating to the incident, photographs, screenshots, and contact details for any witnesses.
What to state
Date, time and exact place, what was done and by whom, the value of anything lost, and any injury caused.
After filing
Keep the copy safe, note the Investigating Officer's name and number, and ask when to check back on progress.
Is there a deadline?
No time limit applies to a serious offence, though a long unexplained delay may be raised by the defence at trial. Report promptly.
Digital crime
How Do I Report Online Fraud in Kolkata?
Why the first sixty minutes matter more than anything you do afterwards.
Of everything reported to police in Kolkata, online fraud grows fastest and punishes delay hardest. Money leaving your account passes through mule accounts within minutes. Once withdrawn as cash or converted to crypto, recovery is close to impossible.
That is why 1930 exists. Run under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, it plugs into the system that can send a freeze instruction to the receiving bank in near real time. That window is the golden hour.
Call 1930 first — before your bank, before posting about it, before going to a station. Have the transaction ID, amount, time and your account number ready. Follow with a written complaint at cybercrime.gov.in, which returns a trackable acknowledgement number.
You may also report at any station including Kasba Police Station. None may refuse for want of a cyber cell or because the offender is in another state — the loss occurred where you are. Our cybercrime reporting guide walks through the evidence to preserve.
Job and task scams
Small payments for 'tasks' that build trust before a large deposit is demanded and vanishes.
Investment fraud
Trading and crypto groups promising guaranteed returns, usually run through messaging apps.
SIM swap
Your number is ported without consent so OTPs reach the attacker. Sudden loss of signal is the warning sign.
Sextortion
Threats to publish intimate images. Report it — the law protects you and your identity is not disclosed.
Inside the station
What Actually Happens Inside a Police Station?
A typical station layout. Smaller rural stations combine several functions into one room, but every one of them exists somewhere.
A police station is not one undifferentiated room. Knowing which desk does what gets you to the right person faster.
The front desk is staffed continuously, including at night and on holidays. The duty officer there is your first contact for everything. If unsure whom to see, start here.
The writer or record room keeps the registers: FIR, NC, the general diary logging every event of the day, and the roznamcha recording officers' movements. Your free copy is produced here.
The malkhana is the secured store for seized and recovered property — where anything of yours sits until a court orders its release on superdari. The lock-up holds people in custody, never beyond twenty-four hours without a magistrate, never women overnight without a woman constable, and never a juvenile.
Most stations are busiest between ten and one. If your matter is not urgent, arriving early or late afternoon means a shorter wait — or skip the trip and check which station is actually closest to you first.
Which station is mine?
What Is Zero FIR, and When Should I Use It?
Jurisdiction decides which station investigates. Zero FIR decides where you may walk in — and the answer is anywhere.
Every police station in Kolkata is assigned a defined geographical area — its jurisdiction. As a rule the station covering the place where the incident happened is the one that investigates, not the station nearest your home.
This trips people up constantly. A bag stolen on a train belongs to the Government Railway Police for that section of track. A car broken into in a mall car park belongs to the station covering the mall, even if you live thirty kilometres away. Online fraud follows where the loss occurred — generally wherever you are in Kolkata.
Zero FIR removes the burden of working this out. Introduced after the Justice Verma Committee, it lets you register an FIR at any station regardless of jurisdiction. The station numbers it zero, records the complaint in full, takes urgent action such as a medical examination, then transfers the file onward.
A station refusing a Zero FIR is not exercising discretion — it is committing an offence under Section 199 BNS, and for sexual offences that carries up to two years. The practical takeaway: in an emergency go to whichever station you can reach fastest. Sorting out jurisdiction is the police's job, not yours.
Protection provisions
What Should a Woman Know Before Going to a Police Station in Kolkata?
Indian law gives women and children procedural protections that go well beyond ordinary practice, and every station — Kasba Police Station included — must honour them. Knowing they exist is often the difference between a complaint being taken seriously and being talked out of the door.
For women
Zero FIR applies fully — any station must record the complaint regardless of jurisdiction.
Workplace harassment is covered by the POSH Act, 2013, which requires an Internal Committee at every employer.
A woman cannot be arrested between sunset and sunrise without a magistrate's written permission.
The survivor's identity may not be disclosed — publishing it is itself an offence.
A survivor with a disability may have an interpreter or special educator present, and the statement must be video recorded.
Helplines: 1091 women's helpline, 181 domestic abuse, 1098 CHILDLINE, 112 any emergency. All free, all twenty-four hours, all working from a phone with no balance. See every emergency number explained.
Everyday paperwork
Do I Need to Visit a Station for Passport Verification?
The same five-step chain covers passport, tenant, employment and character verification — only the initiating authority changes.
For the majority of residents in Kolkata, the only reason they ever deal with police is paperwork: the check underpinning passports, tenancies and job offers. Knowing how it runs in Kolkata will save you weeks. Our guide to contacting the police covers what to prepare for each type.
Police Clearance Certificate
States you have no adverse record — required by most immigration authorities. Apply via Passport Seva, not the station directly.
Tenant verification
A landlord's legal obligation in most states. Requires the tenant's photo ID, previous address and employer details, and protects the landlord from later liability.
Passport verification
Triggered when you apply at a Passport Seva Kendra. The beat officer visits your address — keep Aadhaar, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
NOC for a new business
Certain trades — bars, cyber cafés, hotels, pawnbrokers — need a police no-objection certificate before licensing.
Verification is a free government service. No officer may charge for visiting your address or issuing a report. If asked for money, report it to the state Anti-Corruption Bureau or Vigilance Commission — see our sources and methodology.
Know before you go
What Rights Do I Have If I Am Arrested?
If any of these is denied, note the officer's name and buckle number and complain to the SP, the State Human Rights Commission, or your state's Police Complaints Authority.
Walking into a police station does not suspend your constitutional rights. Articles 20 and 21, reinforced by the Supreme Court in D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997), protect every person in India — complainant, witness or arrested person alike, and whether you are at Kasba Police Station or anywhere else.
On arrest the officer must state the grounds, wear visible identification of name and rank, and prepare an arrest memo attested by a family member or a respectable local person, recording the time and place. You may have one friend or relative informed.
You must be produced before a magistrate within twenty-four hours excluding travel. Custody beyond that needs judicial authorisation. You may meet a lawyer of your choice during interrogation, and receive a medical examination every forty-eight hours.
Women cannot be arrested before sunrise or after sunset without a magistrate's prior written permission, and any arrest or search of a woman must be by a woman officer — see our women's safety guide. Anyone under eighteen goes before the Juvenile Justice Board, never an ordinary lock-up.
As a complainant, Section 179 BNSS matters too: a woman, anyone under fifteen or over sixty, and anyone with a disability or acute illness cannot be compelled to attend a station outside their district. In those cases the police must come to you.
Avoid these
What Should I Avoid Doing at a Police Station?
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Deleting the evidence
Screenshots, chat logs, call records and emails are evidence. Embarrassment is not a reason to destroy your own case.
2
Signing something you have not read
Never sign a blank sheet or a statement not read back to you in a language you understand. You are entitled to both.
3
Accepting a verbal refusal
If a station refuses a cognizable offence, ask in writing, then escalate to the SP or a magistrate under Sec. 175(3) BNSS.
4
Going to the wrong station and giving up
Zero FIR means any station must record your complaint. Jurisdiction is sorted afterwards, by the police.
5
Leaving without your free copy
Both an FIR and an NC entitle you to a copy at no cost. Without it you cannot claim insurance, apply for duplicates, or prove you reported anything.
6
Waiting to 'gather more proof'
You do not need a complete case to report. Police have investigative powers you do not — delay only loses evidence.
None of this is legal advice. For a matter already in court, or a serious allegation against you, speak to a qualified advocate. Free legal aid is available to every woman, every child and anyone below the income threshold through the District Legal Services Authority — start with our help guides.
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Our sources
Where this data comes from and how it is verified.
What People Want to Know About Kasba Police Station
Common questions about visiting, contacting and filing complaints at Kasba Police Station in Kolkata.
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What is the phone number of Kasba Police Station?
The listed telephone number for Kasba Police Station is 033-2442-0164. Use it for non-urgent enquiries — confirming the station handles your matter, checking which documents to bring, or asking whether a particular officer is on duty. In an emergency dial 100 or 112 instead, which reaches the West Bengal control room and can dispatch the nearest unit.
Kasba Police Station is located at 27A, Bose Pukur Road, Kolkata-700042 in Kolkata, Kolkata district, West Bengal, PIN code 700042. The map on this page gives turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are.
What are the opening hours of Kasba Police Station?
Kasba Police Station is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, including public holidays, with a duty officer always at the front desk. It is busiest between roughly 10am and 1pm, so for anything non-urgent an early-morning or late-afternoon visit usually means a shorter wait.
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Can I file an FIR at Kasba Police Station?
Yes. Kasba Police Station must register a First Information Report for any cognizable offence under Section 173 BNSS and cannot refuse. You are entitled to a free copy before you leave. Under Zero FIR the station must also record your complaint even if the offence occurred elsewhere, then transfer the file to the correct jurisdiction.
Visit Kasba Police Station and tell the duty officer what happened. For a non-cognizable matter — most often lost property such as a phone, wallet, passport or vehicle documents — the station records an NC entry and gives you a free copy. That copy is what your bank, insurer, the RTO or the passport office will ask for before issuing a duplicate.
Kasba Police Station serves the 27A, Bose Pukur Road, Kolkata-700042 area of Kolkata in Kolkata district. Jurisdiction boundaries are set by the West Bengal Police and can be redrawn, so call the station to confirm your address falls under it before travelling.
Can I get passport verification done at Kasba Police Station?
If your address falls under this jurisdiction, yes — passport applications from PIN code 700042 are routed here automatically once you apply at a Passport Seva Kendra. A beat constable visits your address, so keep Aadhaar, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
Do I have to pay anything at Kasba Police Station?
No. Registering an FIR or NC, receiving your free copy, address and tenant verification and lost-property reports are all free government services. No officer is entitled to charge for them. If you are asked for money, report it to the West Bengal Anti-Corruption Bureau or Vigilance Commission.
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How far is Kasba Police Station from my location?
Use the Find Near Me tool to measure the distance from where you are standing to this and every other indexed station, sorted nearest first. Bear in mind that the straight-line distance shown is always shorter than the actual road route.
Does Kasba Police Station have a women's helpdesk?
Yes. Every police station in India, Kasba Police Station included, must operate a women's helpdesk. A statement about a sexual offence has to be recorded by a woman officer and may be given at a place of the survivor's choosing, including her own home. The women's helpline 1091 and domestic-abuse line 181 both run around the clock.
Can I do tenant verification at Kasba Police Station?
Yes. Landlords letting property in Kolkata can submit tenant verification here, and households engaging drivers, cooks or security staff can do the same. It is free, and in many states it is a legal obligation rather than a courtesy. Several state forces now accept the form online.
Can I report a missing person at Kasba Police Station?
Yes, and immediately — there is no twenty-four hour waiting period, despite the persistent myth. If the missing person is under eighteen, Kasba Police Station must register an FIR straight away on the presumption of kidnapping and upload details to the TrackChild portal. Bring a recent photograph and a description of clothing.
The Station House Officer is the Inspector or Sub-Inspector currently in command, and the posting changes periodically with transfers, so we do not publish individual officer names. Ask at the front desk, or call ahead. Both an Inspector and a Sub-Inspector can register an FIR, so you need not wait for a specific officer.
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What should I carry when visiting Kasba Police Station?
Bring a government photo ID such as Aadhaar, a driving licence or passport, plus anything relating to your matter — bills, receipts, agreements, photographs or screenshots — and the contact details of any witnesses. A short written summary with dates and times makes the visit noticeably faster.