Tripura Police is the

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education ...

agency of the state of

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...

which organizes and is responsible for policing activities in the state of

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. It was formed in the year 1965. Currently V.S. Yadav, IPS is DGP of

Administration

The

Director General of Police Director general of police (DGP) is a rank in the Indian Police Service, held by the highest ranking police officer in a State or a Union Territory of India, typically heading the state or the UT police force. The DGP is appointed by the cab ...

, (DGP), Tripura is the head of Organization who is decorated with an office at Police Headquarters (PHQ) located at Agartala, the capital of Tripura State. There are several Inspector Generals of Police (IGP's) working under him. IGP (Law and Order), IGP (Administration), IGP (AP and OPs), IGP (Intelligence) who are decorated with respective offices at PHQ complex, Agartala. Several DyIGP's (Deputy Inspector General of Police are under the command and control of DGP, Tripura. Most notable DyIGPs are DyIGP (Intelligence), DyIGP (Headquarters), DyIGP (Admin), DyIGP (AP and OPs) and on the operation of Law and Order DyIGP(Southern Range) and DyIGP (Northern Range). Under them are eight District SsPs (Superintendents of Police) for eight districts namely West Tripura District,

Sipahijala District Sepahijala District is a district of Tripura, India. This district was created in January 2012 when four new districts were established in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight. Part of the district was formed ...

Gomati District Gomati district is a district of Tripura, India. This district was created in January 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight. Udaipur is its headquarters. The district ...

South Tripura District South Tripura ( bn, দক্ষিণ ত্রিপুরা জেলা) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. History The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was ...

Dhalai District Dhalai (pron: /ˈdʰɔlai/) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarter is in Ambassa. As of 2011 it was the least populous district of Tripura (out of 8), although it is the largest district in th ...

Khowai District Khowai district is a district of Tripura state of India. This district was created in January, 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight. The district headquarters are ...

Unakoti District Unakoti (Bengali: ঊনকোটি) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. It is the least populated district of Tripura, with fourth highest literacy rate. The district has a total of four sub divisions ...

and

North Tripura North Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Dharmanagar. The district occupies an area of 1422.19 km² and has a population of 693,947 (as of 2011). History The t ...

District. All such District Superintendents of Police are assisted by respective Additional Superintendents of Police, Deputy Superintendents of Police, (District Intelligence Branch) posted at the District Headquarters, and respective

Sub-Divisional Police Officer A Circle Officer (CO) or Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) is a police officer of the rank of deputy superintendent of police (DSP) or assistant commissioner of police (ACP) heading an independent police sub-division in the various states ...

s (Posted at respective sub-division headquarters). Such Sub-Divisional Police Officers supervises and monitors the day-to-day activities and working of Police Stations under them. All the Police Stations are manned with one Officer in Charge (Not below the rank of Sub-Inspectors and not above the rank of Inspectors).

Controversy

The members of the LGBT community alleged that the police officers forced them to strip in front of male and female police officers. The arrested individuals were forced to give an undertaking not to crossdress.

Equipment and vehicles

All the equipment for the Tripura Police are manufactured indigenously by the

Indian Ordnance Factories Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories, now known as Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) was an organisation, under the Department of Defence Production (DDP) of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Gover ...

controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. * Baton (General Beat Purpose) * Lee–Enfield . 303 (Standard Issue. Phased out) * SLR Rifle. * 1B1 INSAS Rifle. (Present Standard Issue) * Sterling submachine gun. (VIP Protection. Phased Out) * Sten Gun (VIP Protection. Phased Out) *

Akm The AKM () is an assault rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959. It is the most ubiquitous rifle of the Kalashnikov rifles. It was developed as a replacement to the AK-47 introduced a decade prior. Introduc ...

(For Special Operations) Indian AKM *

AK-47 The AK-47, officially known as the ''Avtomat Kalashnikova'' (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms d ...

(VIP Protection & Standard Guards Issue) *

Heckler & Koch MP5 The Heckler & Koch MP5 (german: Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants and clones of the MP5, ...

(VIP protection) Limited quantity. *

Bren Light machine gun The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used ...

* PKM Machine Gun. (Limited Quantity) * Pistol Auto 9mm 1A (Standard Service Weapon for Officer's above the Rank of Sub-Inspector) *

Glock 17 Glock is a brand of polymer- framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was th ...

. (Standard Service Weapon for Officer's above the Rank of Sub-Inspector) * Revolver. (Officer's Service weapon. Being phased out) File:Browning High-Power 9mm IMG 1526.jpg, Standard Officer's Service Gun File:Glock17.jpg, Glock 17 Standard Officer's Service Gun File:Hkmp5count-terr-wiki.jpg, Heckler and Koch MP5 File:AK-47 type II noBG.png, AK-47 File:Bren1.jpg, Bren light machine gun File:AKM automatkarbin, Ryssland - 7,62x39mm - Armémuseum.jpg, AKM File:Sterling SMG.JPG, Sterling Submachine Gun File:INSAS Black flip.jpg, INSAS File:Sten IMG 1530.jpg, Sten Gun File:SLRL1A1.jpg, Ishapore L1A1 Self - reloading rifle(SLR)

Vehicles

Toyota Innova The Toyota Innova is a car manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Toyota since 2004. It is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) or minivan and mainly sold with three-row seating. Its official name in Indonesia is Toyota Kijang Innova, while for other ...

(Official Car for High Ranked Officers) *

Mahindra Scorpio The Mahindra Scorpio is a mid-size SUV manufactured by the Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra since 2002. It was Mahindra's first model to be built for the global market. The Scorpio was conceptualized and designed by the in-house integrated ...

(Official Car for High Ranked Officers) *

Tata Safari The Tata Safari is a mid-size SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Tata Motors since 1998. The first-generation Safari has been designed as a seven-seater SUV with a foldable third row, roomy interior; on the market it has positio ...

(VIP Protection & Convoy) * HM Ambassador (VIP officers) Vehicles Used for General Duty purpose. *

Mahindra Bolero The Mahindra Bolero is a SUV produced by Mahindra & Mahindra. Design The basic design is based on the Mahindra Armada Grand. The first-generation Bolero was equipped with a Peugeot IDI engine which produced , although turbocharged versions ...

Maruti Gypsy The Maruti Suzuki Gypsy is a four-wheel-drive vehicle based on the long wheelbase Suzuki Jimny SJ40/410 series. It was being built at the Maruti Suzuki's Gurgaon,India plant since 1985. It was primarily built as an off-road vehicle and a ...

(patrolling) *

Tata Sumo The Tata Sumo is a SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Tata Motors from 1994 to 2019. During production its name was changed to Sumo Victa and later to Sumo Gold. History The Sumo was launched in 1994 as a ten-seater rear-wheel- ...

* Tata 407 Trucks. * Buses *

TVS Apache The TVS Apache (/əˈpætʃi/) is a brand of motorcycle made by TVS Motors since 2006. As of 2020, more than 4 million Apaches are on the road. Currently the company sells five variants of the TVS Apache. The differences between each variant bei ...

. (Patrolling) *

Mahindra Commander The Jeep CJ models are a series and a range of small, open-bodied off-road vehicles and compact pickup trucks, built and sold by several successive incarnations of the Jeep automobile marque from 1945 to 1986. The 1945 Willys Jeep was the world' ...

. (Phased out) File:MahindraScorpio Cropped.jpg, Scorpio File:2009 tata safari vx 4x4.JPG, Safari File:Maruti jeep.jpg, Maruti Gypsy File:The Apache RTR 180 V2.jpg, Apache File:นายกรัฐมนตรีร่วมหารือระหว่างงานเลี้ยงอาหารกลางวัน (Bus - Flickr - Abhisit Vejjajiva (43).jpg, Tata Sumo File:Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 Z front right.jpg, Innova Crysta File:Mahindra Bolero GLX Front.JPG, Bolero File:Police car in Leh (Friar's Balsam Flickr).jpg, HM Ambassador

References

External links

* {{Tripura Government of Tripura State law enforcement agencies of India 1965 establishments in Tripura Government agencies established in 1965