Kollam City Police

Kollam City Police
കൊല്ലം സിറ്റി പോലീസ്‌

Seal of Kerala Police

The official flag of Kerala Police
Motto "മൃദു ഭാവെ, ദൃഢ കർമ്മ"
Mridu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye
Soft Temperament, Firm Action
Agency overview
Formed March 01, 2011
Preceding agency Kollam District Police
Employees 439[1]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of Kollam, India
Legal jurisdiction Kollam Municipal Corporation, Karunagappally and Chathannoor Divisions
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed by Government of Kerala
Headquarters The Office of Commissioner of Police, Tillery, Kollam
Elected officer responsible Ramesh Chennithala (Home Minister)
Agency executive P.Prakash IPS, Commissioner of Police
Parent agency Kerala Police
Units
Facilities
Stations 17
Sniffer Dogs (Bomb and Narcotics)s 3
Website
Kollam City Police - Official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Kollam City Police (Malayalam:കൊല്ലം സിറ്റി പോലീസ്‌) is the law enforcement agency concerned with the maintenance of law and order in the Indian city of Kollam and the municipality of Karunagappalli, including the Chavara, Chathannoor and Paravur divisions.[2][3] Headed by a Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, administrative control vests with the Home Ministry of Kerala. Departments such as administration, the District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB), Crime Detachment and Special Branch are each headed by an Assistant commissioner. The Kollam City Police came into existence on 1 March 2011 following the division of the Kollam District Police force into the Kollam City Police and the Kollam Rural Police. The office of the Kollam's City Police Commissioner is situated near the Armed Reserve Police Force camp in Kollam Cantonment. There are a total of 16 police stations under the control of Kollam City Police, eight of which are under the control of the Kollam Division with four further stations under Karunagappally and Chathannoor divisions respectively.[4][5][6]

As of 2014, P. Prakash, IPS, is the current City Police Commissioner of Kollam.[7][8]

Armed Reserve Police Camp in Kollam City

A dedicated complex at Asramam for the district police dog squad was inaugurated by Harshita Attaluri, the then Superintendent of Police on 2 March 2010. The facility cost Rs. 700,000 (USD 11241.29) and can accommodate four dogs. The dog squad currently consists of three dogs.[9]

History

In the pre-independence era, Kerala was divided into princely states of Travancore and Cochin and the Malabar region for the smooth administration. There were no Commissionerates in Kollam and Thrissur till 2011. The whole district police was administered by DySP of Kollam, Karunagappally, Kottarakkara and Punalur. As per the Government Order no 32/2011/Home dated 5 February 2011, Kollam district police was divided into Kollam Urban Police District(Kollam City Police) and Kollam Rural Police District. The City Police is headed by a City Police Commissioner(CP), with its headquarters at Kollam. The rural police is headed by the District Police Chief (DPC), with its headquarters at Kottarakkara. Both heads report to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Thiruvananthapuram Range (Kerala).[10]

Police stations coming under Kollam City Police Commissionerate

Kollam Division

Chathannoor Division

Karunagappally Division

Central Police Canteen in Kollam City

Kollam City Police Commissioners

References

  1. ↑ "Particulars of functions and details of each unit /Office" (PDF). Kollam, Kerala: Kollam City Police. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Mobile Numbers - Kollam City Police". Official Website. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Hello Kerala Police - Kollam City". Kerala Police. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  4. ↑ "Kollam City Police". Official Website. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  5. ↑ "Govt. Departments - Kollam Police" (PDF). Govt. of Kerala. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  6. ↑ "Directory - Kollam Police" (PDF). Govt. of Kerala. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  7. ↑ "New police commissioner for Kollam city". Kollam, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  8. ↑ "Hello Kerala Police - Kollam City". Kerala Police. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  9. ↑ "New dog squad complex in Kollam - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  10. ↑ "About Us - Kollam Rural Police". Kollam Rural Police. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  11. ↑ "All-women police stations in 6 districts in Kerala - The Hindu". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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