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 is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kall ...

(Karunagappally division) and Paravur(

Chathannoor Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about from Kollam(Quilon) City. Chathannoor is around north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum). Th ...

division) along with several towns in Kollam district. Kollam City Police is the first

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certified law enforcement agency in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

state and second one in

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. The Kollam City Police has about 2,200 officers and handles an average of 35000 cases per year.

History

In the pre-independence era,

was divided into princely states of

Travancore The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...

and

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

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 Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallal ...

Kottarakkara Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as ''Kottarakara'', is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of the Kerala, India. The town is close to Kollam Port, which has a rich history linked to the early medieval pe ...

and

Punalur Punalur is a Municipality in Kollam district of Kerala State in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River an ...

. 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

. Both heads report to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Thiruvananthapuram Range (Kerala). The Kollam City Police came into existence on 1March 2011 following the division of the

Kollam District Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Lac ...

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 Kollam Cantonment (originally Quilon Cantonment) is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Kollam. It arose as a cantonment of the British Raj in the 17th century. It is now a thickly populated area of the city of Kollam. Some of the importan ...

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

and

divisions respectively.

Kollam Division

* Kollam East Police Station * Kollam West Police Station *

Pallithottam Pallithottam is a neighbourhood of Kollam city situated at the coastal region. It is the 46th ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation. Pallithottam is totally depending on fishing activities and operations of Kollam Port. Significance Pallithottam ...

Police Station * Anchalummoodu Police Station *

Sakthikulangara Sakthikulangara is a zone and neighbourhood situated at the coastal area of the city of Kollam in Kerala India. It is one among the 6 zonal headquarters of Kollam Municipal Corporation. Location Sakthikulangara is situated where Ashtamudi Lake ...

Police Station *

Eravipuram Eravipuram is a Neighbourhood of the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is one among the 6 zones of the Kollam City Corporation. Other zones of the city of Kollam are Central Zone-I, Central Zone-II, Sakthikulangara, Kilikollur and Vadakkevi ...

Police Station *

Kilikollur Kilikolloor, also known as Kilikollur, is a neighbourhood in Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is a center of the cashew industry in the area, and is also a hub of automobile production. National Highway 744 passes through Killikolloor. It ...

Police Station * Kollam Traffic Police Station * Kollam East Women Police Station

Chathannoor Division

* Paravur Police Station *

Police Station *

Kottiyam Kottiyam is one of the fast developing suburban towns located at the southern end of Kollam city in Kollam district, Kerala, India. The town is home to many popular educational institutions, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, and retail stores. K ...

Police Station *

Kannanalloor Kannanalloor is a village situated in Thrikkovilvattom gramapanchayat in Kollam District, Kerala state, India. Politics Kannanalloor is a part of Kundara assembly constituency in Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency). Shri. P.C.Vishnunadh is the curr ...

Police Station *

Parippally Parippally is a village in Kalluvathukal Panchayath of Kollam district, Kerala, India. Paripally village is situated South of Kollam City along NH66 and North of Trivandrum along NH66. Kollam Govt. Medical College is situated in Parippally. K ...

Police Station

Karunagappally Division

Police Station *

Oachira Oachira or Ochira (') is an ancient temple town located 32 km away from Kollam city in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district in Kerala, India. Temple town Oachira is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and in India. Oachira i ...

Police Station *

Chavara Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA of the Chavara constituency is Dr. Sujith Vijayan Pillai of the LDF. Location and tourism Chavara ...

Police Station *

Chavara Thekkumbhagom Chavara Thekkumbhagom or ''Chavara South'' is a village in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Notable people * V.Sambasivan - a performer of the art Kadhaprasangam. written by himself and Othello by Shakespeare. See also * Koll ...

Police Station

City Police Commissioners

The Office is presently headed by Smt. Merin Joseph IPS, Commissioner of Police, who is an

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(IPS) officer, as administrative control vests with the Home Ministry of

. Departments such as administration, the District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB), Crime Detachment and Special Branch are each headed by an Assistant commissioner. * ''N. Gopalakrishnan'' IPS (1 March 2011 – 20 June 2011) * ''T.J Jose'' IPS IG(20 June 2011 – 9 January 2012) * ''Gopesh Agrawal'' IPS IG(9 January 2012 – 4 February 2012) * ''Sam Christy Daniel'' ddl. ChargeKPS (4 February 2012 – 21 February 2012) * ''Debesh Kumar Behera'' IPS (21 February 2012 – 27 August 2014) * ''V. Suresh Kumar'' IPS (27 August 2014 – 29 April 2015) * ''P. Prakash'' IPS (29 April 2015 – 13 June 2016) * ''S. Satheesh Bino'' IPS (13 June 2016 – 6 June 2017) * ''Ajeetha Begum'' IPS (7 June 2017 – 17 January 2018) * ''A. Sreenivas'' IPS (17 January 2018 – 8 May 2018) * ''Arul B. Krishna'' IPS (8 May 2018 – 8 October 2018) * ''P. K. Madhu'' IPS (8 October 2018 – 8 June 2019) * '' Merin Joseph'' IPS (8 June 2019 – 18 September 2019) * ''P. K. Madhu'' IPS (20 October 2019 – 17 January 2020) * ''T. Narayanan'' IPS (18 January 2020 – 10 July 2022) * '' Merin Joseph'' IPS (11 July 2022 – Present)

Developments

* A dedicated complex at

Asramam Asramam or Ashramam is one of the prime locations in Kollam city of Kerala, India. It is one among the 55 wards of Kollam Municipal Corporation. Asramam is a notable place in the city because of the presence of old airport, public/private instit ...

for the district police dog squad was inaugurated by Harshita Attaluri, the then Superintendent of Police on 2 March 2010. The facility cost and can accommodate four dogs. The dog squad currently consists of three dogs. On 3 November 2016, a 10-member team of anti-goonda squad has been formed in Kollam city police. The team will supposedly be headed by a sub inspector. * On 2 February 2021, Kerala's first district forensic science laboratory started functioning at

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Lac ...

. Physics, Biology and Chemistry, divisions started initially and a cyber forensic division will also be started in the lab shortly. 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

References

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