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West Bengal Police (WBP): where the force stands in 2025 recruitment, digitalisation, cyber threats and rights oversight
The West Bengal Police (WBP) is navigating a period of intense activity: large-scale recruitment drives, steps toward digital and AI-enabled policing, expanding cyber-crime capacity, and continuing scrutiny from rights bodies over police conduct. Together these developments are shaping how public safety, accountability and policing services will evolve across the state. Recruitment push: thousands of aspirants, immediate timetable The state’s recruitment machinery is active. The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board released admit cards for the 2025 constable written examination on 9 November 2025, with the written test scheduled for 30 November 2025; candidates were advised to download hall tickets from the official portal. Recent results for the Sub-Inspector recruitment were also…