Tripura Police is the law enforcement agency of the state of Tripura which organizes and is responsible for

policing The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

activities in the state of Tripura, Northeast India. It was formed in the year 1965. Currently V.S. Yadav, IPS is DGP of Tripura.

Administration

The Director General of Police, (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 West Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Agartala. As of 2012 it is the most populous district of Tripura (out of 8). Geography Climate District Profile The inform ...

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 the ...

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 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

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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

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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 controlled by the

Ordnance Factories Board 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), Gove ...

, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. * Baton (General Beat Purpose) * Lee–Enfield . 303 (Standard Issue. Phased out) * SLR Rifle. * 1B1

INSAS INSAS or Indian Small Arms System is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun (LMG). It was designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Boa ...

Rifle. (Present Standard Issue) *

Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG). It was tested with the British Army in 1944–1945 as a replacement for the Sten but it did not start to replace it until 1953. A successful and reliable design, it remained as stan ...

. (VIP Protection. Phased Out) *

Sten Gun The STEN (or Sten gun) is a family of British submachine guns chambered in 9×19mm which were used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. They had a simple design and very low production cost ...

(VIP Protection. Phased Out) * Akm (For Special Operations) Indian AKM * AK-47 (VIP Protection & Standard Guards Issue) * Heckler & Koch MP5 (VIP protection) Limited quantity. * Bren Light machine gun * PKM Machine Gun. (Limited Quantity) *

Pistol Auto 9mm 1A The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A, also known as IOF 9mm pistol, is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Rifle Factory Ishapore. It's a licensed copy of the Browning Hi-Power, made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company. It is the main se ...

(Standard Service Weapon for Officer's above the Rank of Sub-Inspector) * Glock 17. (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 (Official Car for High Ranked Officers) * Mahindra Scorpio (Official Car for High Ranked Officers) * Tata Safari (VIP Protection & Convoy) * HM Ambassador (VIP officers) Vehicles Used for General Duty purpose. * Mahindra Bolero * Maruti Gypsy (patrolling) * Tata Sumo * Tata 407 Trucks. * Buses * TVS Apache. (Patrolling) * Mahindra Commander. (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