Kochi City Police
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Kochi City Police കൊച്ചി പോലീസ് |
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| Abbreviation | (കൊ.പോ) |
Logo of the Kochi City Police
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The official flag of Kerala Police, used by Kochi Police.
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| Motto | "മൃദു ഭാവെ, ദൃഢ കർമ്മ" Mridu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye Soft Temperament, Firm Action |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1966 |
| Preceding agency | Cochin State Royal Police |
| Employees | 13,213 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Kochi, India |
| Size | 90.2 km² |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Home Office, Government of Kerala |
| Headquarters | 11, Commissariat - City Police HQ, Revenue Tower |
| Elected officer responsible | Pinarayi Vijayan (Chief Minister) |
| Agency executive | M.P Dinesh IPS, DIG & Commissioner |
| Parent agency | Kerala Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 20 |
| Lock-Up, Sub Jails | 23 |
| Mahindra Scorpios | 65 |
| High Speed Marine Inceptors | 20 |
| Sniffer Dogs (Bomb and Narcotics)s | 12 |
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| Kochi Police | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Kochi City Police (KCP) is the police force of the Indian city of Kochi. The force is headed by a Police Commissioner, an IPS officer. The city police was reorganized as Metro Police force, on 1 April 1966, after forming City Corporation of Cochin. Kochi City Police is one of the most advanced police force, considering the strategic importance of the city. The Kochi City police teamed up with Vodafone India, for dedicated mobile communications support.
In 1947, the Cochin State Royal Police was merged with Royal Travancore Police to form Travancore-Kochi State Police. After formation of Kerala, this force became part of Kerala Police. That time, the Kochi city had 3 police departments, namely Fort Kochi Police, Mattancherry Police and Ernakulam City Police. In 1960 when 3 municipalities was merged to form Cochin City Corporation, the force too was renamed as Kochi City Police.
The Kochi City Police is headed by City Commissioner who also is Foreigners Registration Officer with executive powers for granting immigration status to non-nationals. The Commissioner is from IPS Kerala Cadre and current incumbent is Mr. M.P Dinesh IPS. The commissioner is assisted by two Deputy Commissioners (DCP Law & Order & Traffic) & (DCP Administration & Crimes). The DCP is assisted by 6 Assistant Commissioners (ACP) each for a zone and one for traffic. The city is divided into 3 zones, each zone headed by a Circle Inspector (CI). The city has 19 police stations, each led by a Station Inspector (SI) and one cyber police station.
The Commissioner reports to Central Range Inspector General of Police (IGP-Central).
The Central Control Room is the major co-ordinating center that co-ordinates the entire movements of police force for the city. Public can reach the control room, by making distress toll-free call 100 in any telephonic device. The Control room maintains 12 Flying Squads (High Fast Patrol Team), in major points of the city and upon distress call, the control room identifies the location of call and directs the nearest squad to rush to the spot.
A special Crime stopper center have been opened, where public can pass on first degree crime messages, to allow police to prevent such crimes. For this the public can call at 1090 and all messages are kept in anonymity for protecting the identity of the informant. Currently the Cochin Police maintains 3 control rooms, one in Central Police Station in the city, another near Cochin International Airport and third at Cochin Port. The force is mooting for a Central Command Center at Vytilla Mobility Hub, integrating both Crimes and Traffic monitoring together with state-of-the-art technical control center.
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