Puducherry Police
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The Puducherry Police (French: Police de Pondichéry) is the law enforcement agency for the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.
Origins
The Puducherry Police date back to the period of French colonial rule prior to 1954. Separate Armed and Indigenous (local) police units were maintained at that time.[1]
In
The modern force still retains the French kepi as a distinctive feature of its uniform.[3]
Organizational structure
The Puducherry Police come under the direct control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The force is headed by the
As of 2013, the Puducherry Police had around 4000 personnel, of whom 150 were women.[5] The force plans to induct more women officers to have one woman officer at every police station.[6]
Hierarchy
- Director general of police (DGP)
- Additional Director general of police (ADGP)
- Inspector general of police (IGP)
- Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)
- Senior superintendent of police (SSP)
- Superintendent of police (SP)
- Deputy superintendent of police (DSP)
- Inspector of Police (Insp)
- Sub-inspector of police (SI)
- Assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI)
- Head constable (HC)
- Police constable (PC)
Jurisdiction
The Puducherry Police has jurisdiction over
Duties
The Puducherry Police coordinates with other law enforcement agencies across the country to catch offenders and criminals.[7]
The force has prisons in Kalapet, Yanam and Karaikal. It has plans to open an open prison.[8] It is the only force having a separate traffic unit with investigation power in India.
References
- ^ "History of Puducherry Police". Poice.gov.in.
- ^ "POLICE HISTORY". Government of Puducherry. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "History of Puducherry Police". Poice.gov.in.
- ^ "Py Police Organisational Chart". Puducherry Police.
- ^ Kishore, Kavita (11 November 2013). "Police plan to recruit more women". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Daring display of skills by women constable recruits". The Hindu. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ a b Kishore, Kavita (8 November 2013). "Catching criminals at the click of a mouse". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ C, Jaishankar (23 October 2012). "Puducherry to establish first open prison soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2014.