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Greater Chennai Police

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Greater Chennai Police
Logo of the Greater Chennai Police
Logo of the Greater Chennai Police
Common nameChennai Police
MottoTruth alone triumphs
Agency overview
Formed1659
Preceding agency
  • Chennai Suburban Police
    Chennai City Police
Employees23625
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Governing bodyDepartment of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersChennai Police Commissionerate
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyTamil Nadu Police
Units
List
  • Aviation
  • Emergency Service
  • Organized Crime Control Bureau
  • Scuba Team and Harbor
  • Special Victims
  • Major Case Squad
  • Taxi Squad
  • Movie and Television
  • School Safety
  • Real Time Crime
  • Auxillay Police
  • Crime Scene
  • Evidence Collection
  • Transit Bureau
  • Housing Bureau
  • Highway Patrol
  • Transportation Bureau
Facilities
Stations132
Website
tnpolice.gov.in
Chennai City Mounted Police officers patrolling in their khaki colored uniform during a cricket match.

The Greater Chennai Police, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Chennai in India and the surrounding area. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home Department.[1] There are four sub-divisions of the Greater Chennai Police, and 104 police stations. The city's traffic is managed by the Greater Chennai Traffic Police. Chennai is the first city in India to introduce e-Beat system used to measure the daily routine and performance of the police personnel.[2][3]

History

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In 1659, when Chennai (then called Madras) was just a group of fishing villages, Pedda Naik formed a group of peons to guard the town. By 1780 the post of Superintendent of Police was created to manage the markets. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Raj in India formed the modern Madras Police as part of its reforms.[4]

The Chennai City Traffic Police is a branch of the Greater Chennai Police, with the mission of regulating traffic in the city of Chennai. It was established in 1929 when the Police department was split into 3, namely, Law & Order, Crime and Traffic. As of 2011, the government merged Chennai Suburban Police with Chennai city police to form The Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate.[5]

Organisation

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Hierarchy

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Officers

  • Commissioner of Police (CP)
    (DGP/ADGP Rank)
  • Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl.CP)
    (IG Rank)
  • Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt.CP)
    (DIG Rank)
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
    (SP Rank)
  • Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADC)
    (ADSP Rank)
  • Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
    (ASP/DSP Rank)

Subordinates

  • Inspector of Police (Insp.)
  • Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
  • Special Sub-Inspector of Police (SSI)
  • Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI)
  • Head Constable (HC)
  • Police Constable Grade I (SC)
  • Police Constable (PC)

Achievements

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Police women in Chennai, India in 2010
Chennai Police Hyundai Accent patrol car
Chennai City Police's Yellow Brigade

Additional Yellow Brigades & Blue Brigades motorcycles and patrol vehicles have been introduced in Greater Chennai. Each Yellow Brigade covers a distance of 2 km2 approximately during daytime from 6 am to 9 pm. The Blue Brigade covers the same distance of 2 km2 during nighttime from 11 pm to 6.30 am. The patrol vehicles cover an approximate distance of 3.2 km2 each day. For patrol duty, 40 Jeeps have been provided equipped with police sirens, revolving lights, public address system, fire extinguisher, top search light, police display light and wireless communication system. The response time to control room calls has been brought down to 3–4 minutes. The Tamil Nadu Police claim that the crime rate in the Greater Chennai City has come down considerably after these initiatives.

The police force include 100 Hyundai Accent patrol cars that were donated by the Hyundai Motor Company, whose factory is located in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of the city. The cars are fitted with digital cameras, wireless communication devices and loudspeakers,[6] making this the only police force in the country to use sedan patrol cars. Patrol cars have been provided to Greater Chennai Police. Hyundai donated Accent cars to Chennai Police, of which 75 were given to Law & Order, 21 to traffic department. The remaining 4 cars were incorporated into the Chief Minister's convoy.

Ranks of law enforcement in Chennai Police

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The ranks, posts and designations of all police officers vary from state to state as law and order is a state matter. But, generally the following pattern is observed:[7][8][9]

Gazetted Officers
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia[10][11][12]
Insignia
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police[a] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police[b] Superintendent of police Additional superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years) Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIG SSP SP Addl. SP ASP ASP ASP

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Non-gazetted officers
Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [13][14]
Insignia No insignia
Rank Inspector[c] Assistant inspector[d] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable[e] Senior Constable[f] Police constable
Abbreviation INSP/PI API SI ASI HC SC PC
  • Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.


List of police stations

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Following are the new list of delimitation police stations within the jurisdiction of Chennai Metropolitan Police.[15]

Sn Station code Station name
1 E4 Abhiramapuram
2 S8 Adambakkam
3 J2 Adyar
4 K3 Aminjikarai
5 K4 Anna Nagar
6 D2 Annasalai
7 D6 Anna Square
8 K8 Arumbakkam
9 R3 Ashok Nagar
10 K2 Ayanavaram
11 P4 Basin Bridge
12 S2 Chennai Airport
13 G7 Chetpet
14 F1 Chintadripet
15 R5 Choolaimedu
16 K11 CMBT
17 F2 Egmore
18 C2 Elephant Gate
19 B2 Esplanade
20 N4 Fishing Harbour
21 C1 Flower Bazaar
22 E5 Foreshore Estate
23 B3 Fort St. George
24 D7 Govt. Estate/M.G.R. Memorial
25 C4 Govt. Hospital
26 E6 Govt. Royapettah Hospital
27 J3 Guindy
28 B5 Harbour
29 B4 High Court
30 D3 Ice House
31 K7 I.C.F.
32 G4 Institute of Mental Health
33 V3 J.J. Nagar
34 N2 Kasimedu
35 D8 K.G. Hospital
36 G3 Kilpauk
37 R7 K.K. Nagar
38 G6 KMC Hospital
39 R2 Kodambakkam
40 P6 Kodungaiyur
41 V6 Kolathur
42 H4 Korukkupet
43 C5 Kothavalchavadi
44 J4 Kotturpuram
45 K10 Koyambedu
46 R6 Kumaran Nagar
47 M1 Madhavaram
48 S7 Madipakkam
49 T4 Maduravoyal
50 R1 Mambalam
51 D5 Marina
52 F7 Maternity Hospital
53 S3 Meenambakkam
54 R10 MGR Nagar
55 P5 MKB Nagar
56 N3 Muthialpet
57 E1 Mylapore
58 S4 Nandambakkam
59 J8 Neelankarai
60 H5 New Washermenpet
61 B1 North Beach
62 V7 Nolambur
63 F3 Nungambakkam
64 P2 Otteri
65 S9 Palavanthangal
66 K5 Peravellore
67 G2 Periamet
68 H7 Peripheral Hospital
69 B6 Port Marine
70 P1 Pulianthope
71 M3 Puzhal
72 V4 Rajamangalam
73 H6 R.K Nagar
74 R11 Royala Nagar
75 E2 Royapettah
76 N1 Royapuram
77 J1 Saidapet
78 J5 Sastri Nagar
79 G5 Secretariat Colony
80 K1 Sembium
81 C3 Seven Wells
82 R4 Soundarapandiyanar Angadi (Pondy Bazaar)
83 H2 Stanley Hospital
84 S1 St. Thomas Mount
85 J13 Taramani
86 E3 Teynampet
87 K9 Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
88 V5 Thirumangalam
89 J6 Thiruvanmiyur
90 H8 Thiruvotriyur
91 J9 Thoraipakkam
92 F4 Thousand Lights
93 H3 Tondiarpet
94 K6 TP Chathiram
95 D1 Triplicane
96 R8 Vadapalani
97 R9 Valasaravakkam
98 J7 Velachery
99 G1 Vepery
100 V1 Villivakkam
101 R5 Virugambakkam
102 P3 Vyasarpadi
103 H1 Washermanpet
104 D4 Zam Bazaar

Notes

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  1. ^ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
  2. ^ Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
  3. ^ One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.
  4. ^ This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
  5. ^ Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
  6. ^ This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

References

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  1. ^ "Home, Prohibition and Excise Department". Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ Vivek, Narayanan (22 August 2008). "E-beat project to monitor cops a dud". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ^ P. Oppili (9 July 2005). "ISO team inspects Chennai police stations". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ^ Klein, Ira (July 2000). "Materialism, Mutiny and Modernization in British India". Modern Asian Studies. 34. Cambridge University Press: 545–580. JSTOR 313141.
  5. ^ "Tamil Nadu Police History". Tamil Nadu Police. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ Rohini, Mohan (25 October 2006). "Hyundai patrol cars for Chennai police". IBNLive.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2004.
  8. ^ "Governance of andhra police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  15. ^ "LIST OF POLICE STATIONS IN CHENNAI". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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