Tiruchirappalli City Police | |
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Common name | Trichy City Police |
Motto | Truth alone triumphs |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1997 |
Preceding agency |
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Employees | 1936 [1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
Governing body | Department of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Trichy Police Commissionerate |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Tamil Nadu Police |
Units | List
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Facilities | |
Stations | 18 |
Website | |
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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]
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]
Officers
Subordinates
Following are the list of police stations within the jurisdiction of Tiruchirappalli City Police. [7]
Sl. No | Range | Station code | Station name | Function |
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1 | Fort | Gandhi Market | L&O, Crime | |
2 | Fort | L&O, Crime | ||
3 | B2 | Palakkarai | ||
4 | Fort AWPS | |||
5 | Cantonment | C1 | Cantonment | L&O, Crime |
6 | C3 | K.K. Nagar | L&O, Crime | |
7 | Session Court | |||
8 | B9 | Edamalaipatti Pudur | ||
9 | Cantonment AWPS | |||
10 | Golden Rock | Airport | ||
11 | Golden Rock | |||
12 | D3 | Ariyamangalam | ||
13 | Golden Rock AWSP | |||
14 | Srirangam | Srirangam | L&O, Crime | |
15 | B7 | Woraiyur | L&O, Crime | |
16 | E3 | Government Hospital | ||
17 | Srirangam AWPS | |||
18 | E4 | Thillai Nagar | ||
19 | Trichy | TIW North | Traffic | |
20 | TIW South | Traffic | ||
21 | PEW Trichy | Prohibition | ||
22 | CCB Trichy | Crime |
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