Aranyam: updated details

2026-03-10T14:07:22Z

updated details

Show changes

UpdateBot at 11:17, 30 June 2022

2022-06-30T11:17:19Z

Show changes

->MusikBot II: Removing protection templates from unprotected page (more info)

2021-11-04T10:50:20Z

Removing protection templates from unprotected page (more info)

New page

{{short description|Law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala}}
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname = Kerala State Police
| nativename =
| nativenamea =
| nativenamer =
| commonname =
| abbreviation =
| patch =
| patchcaption =
| logo = Kerala Police Logo.png
| logocaption =
| badge =
| badgecaption =
| flag = Flag of Kerala Police.svg
| flagcaption =
| imagesize =
| motto = മൃദു ഭാവെ ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ
| mottotranslated = Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye ([[Malayalam]]) "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action"
| mission =
| formedyear =
| formedmonthday =
| preceding1 =
| dissolved =
| superseding =
| employees =
| volunteers =
| budget = {{INRConvert|4406|c}} (2021-22 est.) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prsindia.org/sites/default/files/budget_files/Kerala%20Budget%20Analysis%202021-22.pdf|date=2021|website=prsindia.org|access-date=15 January 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = India
| countryabbr = IN
| divtype = State
| divname = [[Kerala]]
| divdab =
| map =
| mapcaption =
| sizearea =
| sizepopulation =
| legaljuris = State of Kerala
| governingbody = Government of Kerala
| governingbodyscnd =
| constitution1 =
| police = Yes
| local = Yes
| speciality =
| overviewtype =
| overviewbody =
| headquarters = [[Vazhuthacaud]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] 695010
| hqlocmap = India Kerala Thiruvananthapuram district.svg
| hqlocleft =
| hqloctop =
| hqlocmappoptitle = Map of Kerala Police Department's jurisdiction. The map on left shows Kerala in India and on right shows the State with Thiruvananthapuram district in red.
| sworntype =
| sworn =
| unsworntype =
| unsworn =
| chief1name = [[Anil Kant]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| chief1position = [[Director General of Police]], [[Kerala State]]
| parentagency =
| child1agency =
| unittype =
| unitname =
| officetype =
| officename =
| provideragency =
| uniformedas =
| stationtype =
| stations =
| airbases =
| lockuptype =
| lockups =
| vehicle1type =
| vehicles1 =
| boat1type =
| boats1 =
| aircraft1type =
| aircraft1 =
| animal1type =
| animals1 =
| animal2type =
| animals2 =
| person1name =
| person1reason =
| person1type =
| programme1 =
| activity1name =
| activitytype =
| anniversary1 =
| award1 =
| website = {{URL|http://keralapolice.org/}}
| footnotes =
| reference =
}}

The '''Kerala Police'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala police see a top deck shuffle |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/sep/08/kerala-police-see-a-top-deck-shuffle-2193848.html |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Police roll out 'e-challan' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/traffic-management-set-for-an-upgrade-cm/article32669756.ece |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=22 September 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> is the [[law enforcement agency]] for the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2016/oct/28/spl-squad-to-tackle-goonda-menace-1532563.html | title=Spl squad to tackle goonda menace | date=28 October 2016 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | access-date=2 August 2020 }}</ref> Kerala Police has its headquarters in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" in [[Sanskrit]].

Prior to independence, the Kerala Police was governed by different administrations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sep 10 |first1=KP Saikiran / TNN / |title=Kerala police history will soon be on record {{!}} Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kerala-police-history-will-soon-be-on-record/articleshow/71056022.cms |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Current office holders ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Status !! Rank
|-
| <center>[[Anil Kant]]</center> || '''State Police Chief''' || <center>[[Director general of police|D.G.P]]</center> 
[[File:Director General of Police.png|75px|center]]
|-
| <center>[[Manoj Abraham]]</center> [[File:Manoj Abraham.jpg|150px]] || <center>'''Nodal Officer'''</center> || <center>[[Additional director general of police|ADGP]]</center> [[File:Director General of Police.png|75px|center]]
|}

== Departments ==
There is a section known as the General Executive working in the police stations in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=Key postings made in Kerala Police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/key-postings-made-in-kerala-police/article32547594.ece |accessdate=24 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=8 September 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

=== Crime Branch ===
The Crime Branch (CBCI) is investigating incidents of misconduct or crime at the inter-district level. The government can ask the government or the courts to take up a case with them.

== Positions (Ranks) ==
The ranks in the Kerala Police range from Civil Police Officer (CPO) to [[Director general of police|DGP]]. Direct appointment to the posts of Civil Police Officer (CPO), Sub-Inspector of Police through [[Kerala Public Service Commission|Kerala PSC]] and to the post of ASP for IPS recruitment to Kerala cadre through [[UPSC Civil Service Aptitude Test]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=Key postings made in Kerala Police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/key-postings-made-in-kerala-police/article32547594.ece |work=The Hindu |date=8 September 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Will Kerala Police get its 1st woman chief |url=https://menafn.com/1100829930/Will-Kerala-Police-get-its-1st-woman-chief |accessdate=24 September 2020 |work=menafn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tomin J. Thachankary promoted to rank of DGP |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/tomin-j-thachankary-promoted-to-rank-of-dgp-1.5019465 |accessdate=24 September 2020 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Kerala Thunderbolts]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official|keralapolice.gov.in}}

{{commons category}}
{{Law enforcement in India}}
{{Kerala}}

[[Category:Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:State law enforcement agencies of India]]

{{kerala-stub}}

Kerala Police - Revision history

Aranyam: updated details

UpdateBot at 11:17, 30 June 2022

->MusikBot II: Removing protection templates from unprotected page (more info)