Kollam City Police Explained

Agencyname:Kollam City Police
Nativename:കൊല്ലം സിറ്റി പോലീസ്
Logocaption:Official logo of Kollam City Police
Badge:Kerala Police Badge.png -->
Badgecaption:The official badge of Kerala Police
Flag:Flag of Kerala Police.svg
Flagcaption:The official flag of Kerala Police
Motto:"മൃദു ഭാവെ, ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ"
Mridu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye
Mottotranslated:Soft Temperament, Firm Action
Formedyear:2011
Formedmonthday:1 March
Preceding1:Kollam District Police
Employees:439[1]
Country:India
Divtype:City
Divname:Kollam
Subdivname:Kollam Metropolitan Area
(Kollam city, Karunagappally and Chathannoor divisions)
Sizepopulation:1,110,668
Legaljuris:Kollam Metropolitan Area
(Kollam City, Karunagappally & Chathannoor)
Police:yes
Local:yes
Oversightbody:Government of Kerala
Headquarters:The Office of the Commissioner of Police, Udayamarthandapuram, Kollam
Minister1name:Pinarayi Vijayan (Home Minister)
Chief1name:Merin Joseph IPS
Chief1position:Commissioner of Police
Parentagency:Kerala Police
Officetype:Divisions
Stationtype:Station
Stations:18
Lockuptype:Sub Jail, Special Sub Jail
Lockups:1
Animal1type:Sniffer Dogs (Bomb and Narcotics)
Animals1:3
Award1:ISO 9001 certification for excellence in office functioning and maintaining high levels of quality control in day-to-day activities (Jan 2018)[2]
Website:Kollam City Police - Official website

The Kollam City Police is the law enforcement agency concerned with the maintenance of law and order in the Indian city of Kollam and the municipalities of Karunagappalli (Karunagappally division) and Paravur(Chathannoor division) along with several towns in Kollam district.[3] [4] Kollam City Police is the first ISO 9001 certified law enforcement agency in Kerala state and second one in India. The Kollam City Police has about 2,200 officers and handles an average of 35000 cases per year.[5] [6]

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 was no Commissionerate in Kollam until 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).[7] The Kollam City Police came into existence on 1March 2011 following the division of the Kollam District Police force into the Kollam City Police and the Kollam Rural Police.

Location

The office of the Kollam's City Police Commissioner is situated near the Armed Reserve Police Force camp in Kollam Cantonment.

Administrative divisions

There are a total of 17 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.[8] [9] [10]

Kollam Division

Chathannoor Division

Karunagappally Division

City Police Commissioners

The Office is presently headed by Smt. Merin Joseph IPS, Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, as 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.

Developments

The first ISO 9001 accredited School in Kollam District, Kerala is Kalima International school .This Educational Institution located at Oyoor Roaduvila,Near Travancore Engineering College.

Notes and References

  1. News: Particulars of functions and details of each unit /Office. Kollam City Police. 2014-11-13. Kollam, Kerala. 2013-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720183053/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/RIFiles/klm/functions.pdf. 20 July 2014. dead.
  2. News: ISO for Kollam Police Commissioner office . The Hindu . 2018-01-03.
  3. News: Mobile Numbers - Kollam City Police . Official Website . 2014-11-13 . 13 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113145849/http://www.kollamcitypolice.gov.in/mobile.html . dead .
  4. News: Hello Kerala Police - Kollam City . Kerala Police . 2014-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113151014/http://www.keralapolice.gov.in/newsite/hello_nominal_kollam.html . 13 November 2014 . dead .
  5. News: Governance of District Police, Kollam City . Kollam City Police . 2021-06-08.
  6. News: ISO for Kollam Police Commissioner office . The Hindu . 2018-01-03.
  7. Web site: About Us - Kollam Rural Police . Kollam Rural Police . 2014-11-13 . https://archive.today/20141113125220/http://www.kollamruralpolice.gov.in/html/aboutus.html . 13 November 2014 . dead .
  8. News: Police Offices - Kollam City Police . Official Website . 2014-11-13 . 13 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113190524/http://www.kollamcitypolice.gov.in/policeoffices.html . dead .
  9. News: Govt. Departments - Kollam Police . Govt. of Kerala . 2014-11-13 . 20 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130520224844/http://kerala.gov.in/docs/govt_departments/dept_police/klmdir.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: Directory - Kollam Police . Govt. of Kerala . 2014-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719203223/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/RIFiles/klm/directory.pdf . 19 July 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: All-women police stations in 6 districts in Kerala . The Hindu . 25 September 2015.
  12. Web site: Minor shuffle in police department . Times of India . 2017-06-07.
  13. News: History - Kollam City Police . Kollam City Police . 2016-10-24 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012222645/http://kollamcitypolice.gov.in/About%20Us.html . dead .
  14. News: History - Kollam City Police . Nyoooz.com . 2016-10-24.
  15. News: Commissioner takes charge . The Hindu . 2018-01-18.
  16. News: Major reshuffle in police top brass . Mathrubhumi . 2018-05-09 . 2018-05-09.
  17. News: New dog squad complex in Kollam . The Hindu . 2015-02-05.
  18. News: Kerala police adopts decentralised system for anti-goonda squad . The New Indian Express . 2016-11-04.
  19. News: First district forensic science lab in Kollam . The Hindu . 2021-02-03 . 2021-02-03.

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