Tiruchirappalli City Police

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Tiruchirappalli City Police
Common nameTrichy City Police
MottoTruth alone triumphs
Agency overview
Formed1997
Preceding agency
  • Tiruchirappalli District Police
Employees1936 [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Governing body Department of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersTrichy Police Commissionerate
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency Tamil Nadu Police
Units
List
  • Anti Land Grabing Special Cell
  • Anti Human Trafficking Unit
  • Anti Vice Squad
  • Armed Reserve
  • City Crime Branch
  • City Crime Records Bureau
  • Control Room
  • Court Cell
  • Cyber Crime Cell
  • Intelligence Section
  • Prohibition Enforcement Wing
  • Security
  • Serious Crime Squad
  • Social Justice and Human Rights
  • Traffic Investigation Wing
  • Traffic Regulation Wing
Facilities
Stations18
Website
tnpolice.gov.in

The Tiruchirappalli City Police, also called as Trichy City police, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police is the law enforcement agency for the city of Tiruchirappalli in India. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home Department. [2] There are four sub-divisions comprising 18 police stations, including four All Women Police Stations. The city's traffic is managed by the North and South wings of Trichy City Traffic Regulation and Investigation Units. ANPR cameras for Traffic Regulatory Management System were first introduced in Trichy City during 2010 [3]

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History

During Pre-Colonial period Kavalar system [4] was prevalent for policing activity. By 1816 the system was abolished and taken over by the District Board. The current policing system in Trichinopoly District headed by a Superintendent was introduced in 1860 under The Madras District Police Act, 1859 [5] after the formation of British Raj in India. After India got independence Madras Police became Tamil Nadu Police and in the year 1977 in order to manage the Policing activity of the Corporation Area of Tiruchirappalli, current City Police Organisation was formed under the head of Commissioner. [6]

Organisation

Hierarchy

Officers

Subordinates

List of police stations

Following are the list of police stations within the jurisdiction of Tiruchirappalli City Police. [7]

Sl. NoRangeStation codeStation nameFunction
1Fort Gandhi Market L&O, Crime
2FortL&O, Crime
3B2 Palakkarai
4Fort AWPS
5 Cantonment C1 Cantonment L&O, Crime
6C3 K.K. Nagar L&O, Crime
7Session Court
8B9 Edamalaipatti Pudur
9 Cantonment AWPS
10 Golden Rock Airport
11 Golden Rock
12D3 Ariyamangalam
13 Golden Rock AWSP
14 Srirangam Srirangam L&O, Crime
15B7 Woraiyur L&O, Crime
16E3Government Hospital
17 Srirangam AWPS
18E4 Thillai Nagar
19 Trichy TIW NorthTraffic
20TIW SouthTraffic
21PEW TrichyProhibition
22CCB TrichyCrime

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