Kozhikode City Police

Law enforcement agency of Kozhikode, Kerala

The Kozhikode City Police, a division of Kerala Police, is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Kozhikode, India and the surrounding area. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Home Department of Kerala.^[1] The present City Police Commissioner is Raj Pal Meena, an IPS officer.^[2]

Local civilian police

Operational structureMinister responsible

Pinarayi Vijayan, Minister of Home Affairs

Agency executive

Rajpal Meena IPS^[3] IPS, Commissioner of Police

Parent agencyKerala PoliceUnits

List of units

Law and Order
Administration Special Branch
District Headquarter
Telecommunication
Narcotics Cell
Control room
K9 Squad

Sub-divisions

List:

Kozhikode Town
Medical College
Feroke
Traffic North
Traffic South

FacilitiesStations20Websitehttps://kozhikodecity.keralapolice.gov.in

The City Police Commissioner is an IPS officer holding the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) and is assisted by a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The Kozhikode City Police jurisdiction is divided into 3 sub-divisions and 2 traffic sub-divisions — Kozhikode Town, Medical College, Feroke, Traffic South and Traffic North. Each headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). Each sub-division consists of several police stations controlled by an Inspector of Police.^[4]

Formation

In 1979, Kozhikode district was split into two police districts: Kozhikode City and Kozhikode Rural. The City Police Office began operating on June 1, 1979, in the current building. Kozhikode City Police District has been formed on 01/06/1979 bifurcating the Kozhikode Police District Vide GO (MS) No: 59/79 Home dated: 09/04/1979.^[5]

Jurisdiction

Territorial jurisdiction consists entire area of:

Kozhikode Municipal Corporation
Feroke Municipality
Ramanattukara Municipality
Kadalundy, Olavanna, Thalakkulathur, Kakkodi, Kuruvattoor, Madavoor, Mavoor, Perumanna,Kunnamangalam, Chathamangalam and Peruvayal Gram Panchayaths.^[6]

Special Units

District Headquarters Camp (DHQ)^[7]
District Special Branch (DSB)
C-Branch (formerly known as DCB)
District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB)
Police Control Room
Traffic Enforcement Units (TEUs)
Pink Police Patrol
Highway Police
DANSAF (Narcotic Cell)
Coastal Police Stations
Cyber Crime Police Stations

References

^ "A Akbar to be new Kozhikode city police commissioner". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
^ Bureau, The Hindu (2023-01-02). "New police officers take charge in Kozhikode". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^ https://kozhikodecity.keralapolice.gov.in/page/district-police-chief
^ "Official Website of Kozhikode-City - General Executive". kozhikodecity.keralapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
^ "Official Website of Kozhikode-City - History of Kozhikode City Police". kozhikodecity.keralapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^ https://kozhikodecity.keralapolice.gov.in/page/governance
^ Spl.units

External links

[1] official website of Kozhikode City Police.

Law enforcement in India

Background

Indian criminal law	Indian Penal Code (IPC) Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) Cognisable offence Capital punishment Judiciary of India Law of India History of Indian law
Indian Civil Law	Code of Civil Procedure (India) (CPC)
Crime tracking and records:	Call 112 Criminal record National Crime Records Bureau Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Sex offender registry United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Police related issues:	Police Complaints Authority in India Police brutality in India Police Foundations and Institutes Mass surveillance in India Human rights in India
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Civil services:	Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Indian Police Service IPS State Administrative Services DANICS

Ministries &
departments

Central	Ministry of Home Affairs
States	Bihar Himachal Pradesh Kerala Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

Armed Police
Forces

Central	Assam Rifles Border Security Force Central Industrial Security Force Central Reserve Police Force Commando Battalion for Resolute Action Rapid Action Force Indo-Tibetan Border Police National Security Guard Sashastra Seema Bal
State	Eastern Frontier Rifles Kerala Armed Police Mizoram Armed Police Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary

Central
agencies

Law enforcement

UTs	Andaman and Nicobar Chandigarh NCT of Delhi Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lakshadweep Puducherry
Other	Home Guard Government Railway Police Railway Protection Force (RPF) Special Protection Group

Intelligence

Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)
Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)
- Special Group
- Special Frontier Force

Investigation

Research and Training

State police
forces

Police
Commissionerates

North

Uttar Pradesh	Agra Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Kanpur Nagar Lucknow Prayagraj Varanasi
Haryana	Faridabad Gurugram Panchkula
Punjab	Amritsar Ludhiana Jalandhar
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal Indore

East

West Bengal	Asansol–Durgapur Barrackpore Bidhannagar Chandannagar Howrah Kolkata Siliguri
Odisha	Bhubaneswar–Cuttack

West

Maharashtra	Mumbai Nagpur Pune
Gujarat	Ahmedabad City Surat Rajkot Vadodara
Rajasthan	Jaipur Jodhpur

South

Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Karnataka	Bangalore
Kerala	Kannur Kochi Kollam Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur
Tamil Nadu	Greater Chennai Avadi Tambaram Coimbatore Madurai Tiruchirappalli Tiruppur Salem Tirunelveli
Telangana	Cyberabad Hyderabad Karimnagar Khammam Nizamabad Rachakonda Ramagundam Siddipet Warangal