Chennai Metropolitan Police

Chennai Metropolitan Police
Common name Chennai Police

Patch of the Chennai Metropolitan Police
Motto Truth alone triumphs
Agency overview
Formed 1659
Preceding agency Chennai Suburban Police
Chennai City Police
Employees 98862
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
General nature
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible Jayalalithaa, Minister for Home
Agency executive T.K. Rajendran IPS, Director General of Police
Units
Facilities
Stations 129
Website
http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.
Chennai City Mounted Police officers patrolling in their khaki colored uniform during a cricket match.

The Chennai Metropolitan Police, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Chennai in India and the surrounding area. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home ministry.[1] There are four sub-divisions of the Greater Chennai Police, and 129 police stations. The city's traffic is managed by the Chennai City Traffic Police. Chennai is the first city in India to introduce e-Beat system used to measure the daily routine and performance of the police personnel.[2][3]

History

In 1659 when Chennai (then called as Madraspatanam) was just a group of fishing villages. Pedda Naik formed a group of peons to guard the town. By 1780 the post of Superintendent of Police was created to manage the markets. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Raj in India formed the modern Madras Police as part of its reforms.[4]

The Chennai City Traffic Police is a branch of the Greater Chennai Police, with the mission of regulating traffic in the city of Chennai. It was established in 1929, when the Police department was split into 3; i.e. Law & Order, Crime and Traffic. As of 2011, the government merged Chennai Suburban Police with Chennai city police to form The Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate.[5]

Achievements

Police women in Chennai, India in 2010
Chennai Police Hyundai Accent patrol car
Chennai City Police's Yellow Brigade

Additional Yellow Brigades & Blue Brigades motorcycles and patrol vehicles have been introduced in Greater Chennai. Each Yellow Brigade covers a distance of 2 km2 approximately during day time from 6 am to 9 pm. The Blue Brigade covers the same distance of 2 km2 during night time from 11 pm to 6.30 am. The patrol vehicles covers an approximate distance of 3.2 km2 each day. For patrol duty, 40 Jeeps have been provided equipped with police sirens, revolving lights, public address system, fire extinguisher, top search light, police display light and wireless communication system. The response time to control room calls has been brought down to 3–4 minutes. The Tamil Nadu Police claims that the crime rate in the Greater Chennai City has come down considerably after these initiatives.

The police force include 100 Hyundai Accent patrol cars that was donated by the Hyundai Motor Company, whose factory is located in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of the city. The cars are fitted with digital cameras, wireless communication devices and loudspeakers,[6] making this the only police force in the country to use sedan patrol cars. Patrol cars have been provided to Greater Chennai Police. Hyundai donated Accent cars to Chennai Police, of which 75 were given to Law & Order, 21 to traffic department. The remaining 4 cars were incorporated into the Chief Minister's convoy.

List of police stations

Following are the list of few police stations within the jurisdiction of Chennai Metropolitan Police.[7]

SnStation name
1Abramapuram
2Adambakkam
3Adyar
4Chennai Airport
5Ambattur
6Ambattur Estate
7Aminjikarai
8Anna Nagar
9Annasalai
10Annasquare
11Arumbakkam
12Ashok nagar
13Avadi
14Avadi Tank
15Ayanavaram
16Basin Bridge
17Chetpet
18Chintadripet
19Chitlapakkam
20Choolaimedu
21Chrompet
22Dr.R.Krishna Nagar
23Egmore
24Elephant Gate
25Ennore
26Esplanade
27Fishing Harbour
28Flower Bazaar
29Foreshore Estate
30Fort St. George
31Govt. Estate
32Govt. Rsrm. Hospital
33Guindy
34Harbour
35High Court
36I.C.F. Colony
37Ice House
38J.J. Nagar
39K. K. Nagar
40Kasimedu
41Kilpauk
42Kodambakkam
43Kodungaiyur
44Kolathur
45Korattur
46Korukkupet
47Kothavalchavadi
48Kotturpuram
49Koyambedu
50Kumaran Nagar
51Kunrathur
52M.G.R. Nagar
53MKB Nagar
54Madhavaram Milk Colony
55Madhavaram
56Madipakkam
57Maduravoyal
58Mambalam
59Manali
60Manali New Town
61Mangadu
62Marina
63Meenambakkam
64Muthapudupet
65Muthialpet
66Mylapore
67Nandambakkam
68Neelankarai
69New Washermenpet
70North Beach
71Nungambakkam
72Otteri
73Palavanthangal
74Pallavaram
75Pallikaranai
76Pattabiram
77Peerkankaranai
78Peravellore
79Periamet
80Pondy Bazaar
81Poonamallee
81Port Marine
83Pulianthope
84Puzhal
85Rajamangalam
86Red Hills
87Royapettah
88Royapuram
89Saidapet
90Sastri Nagar
91Sathangadu
92Secretariat Colony
93Seerani Arangam
94Selaiyur
95Sembium
96Seven Wells
97Shankar Nagar
98SRM University
99St. Thomas Mount
100T.P. Chatram
101Teynampet
102Tambaram
103Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
104Thirumangalam
105Thirumullaivoyal
106Thiruninravur
107Thiruvanmiyur
108Thiruverkadu
109Thiruvotriyur
110Thoraipakkam
111Thousand Lights
112Tondiarpet
113Triplicane
114Vadapalani
115Valasaravakkam
116Velachery
117Vepery
118Villivakkam
119Virugambakkam
120Vyasarpadi
121Washermanpet
122Zam Bazar

References

  1. "Home, Prohibition and Excise Department". Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. Vivek, Narayanan (22 August 2008). "E-beat project to monitor cops a dud". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. P. Oppili (9 July 2005). "ISO team inspects Chennai police stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. Ira, Klein (2000). Materialism, Mutiny and Modernization in British India. London: Cambridge University Press. pp. 545–580.
  5. "Tamil Nadu Police History". Tamil Nadu Police. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. Rohini, Mohan (25 October 2006). "Hyundai patrol cars for Chennai police". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. "LIST OF POLICE STATIONS IN CHENNAI". Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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