The Thiruvananthapuram City Police is the

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force of the city of

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. It has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of

. It is headed by the Commissioner of Thiruvananthapuram, who is generally an

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(IPS) officer holding the IG rank. There are nine circles in the city. There is currently 17 police stations in the city. White Patrol and mobile units are in operation and their movements are supervised by marshal units. Thiruvananthapuram City Police Mobile App, also known as TCP app, or iSafe, is the official mobile application for the citizens and public by the Thiruvananthapuram City Police.

Units

The City Police consists of following units: * Law and order unit This unit consists of 4 police subdivisions and 24 police stations. This unit is responsible for

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maintenance as well as prevention and detection of

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. * Traffic unit This unit consists of two subdivisions. This unit manages the traffic in the city. * Control Room * District Armed Reserve This is the reserve force of Thiruvananthapuram City Police to assist the

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. * Narcotics cell This unit is responsible for the controlling of

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and

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. * Crime Detachment This unit investigates some special cases. * City Special Branch This unit provides intelligence inputs to City Police. * Dog Squad This unit is responsible for the training of police dogs and their fitness. * Mounted Police This unit is responsible for the training of horses and their fitness. * District Crime Records Bureau This unit keeps the records of the

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. * Foreigners Registration Office This unit is keeps records of foreigners. * Tourist Police Provides help to the tourists visiting the place and to maintain law and order at tourist spots. * Women Police (Vanitha Cell)

List of Former Commissioner of Police

From January 1956 to November 1962, there was no separate Police commissionerate. An

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ranked officer served as the head of the

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police. Since 1962, the Following officers have served as the Commissioner of Police in Thiruvananthapuram City. # Symon T. Manjooran (November 1962 - May 1964) # Srinivasa Rao (May 1964 - April 1965) # T. Ananthshankara Iyer (April 1965 - June 1965) # K. Sethumadhavamenon (June 1965 - March 1966) # Symon T. Manjooran (March 1966 - June 1967) # K. Sethumadhavamenon (June 1967 - July 1967) # R. J. Padikkal (July 1967 - October 1967) # P. K. Mohammad Hasan (October 1967 - February 1969) # V. Krishnamoorthy (February 1969 - July 1970) # C. Subramaniam (July 1970 - December 1973) # P. R. Chandran (December 1973 - February 1975) # N. Krishan Nair (February 1975 - June 1976)

References

External links

Official website of the Thiruvananthapuram City Police
{{Law enforcement in India Government of Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India Kerala Police Government agencies established in 1881 1881 establishments in British India