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>Arunvrparavur at 11:10, 8 June 2021

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|motto = "മൃദു ഭാവെ, ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ" ''Mridu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye''
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The '''Kollam City Police''' is the law enforcement agency concerned with the maintenance of law and order in the Indian city of [[Kollam]] and the municipalities of [[Karunagappalli]] (Karunagappally division) and [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]]([[Chathannoor]] division) along with several towns in Kollam district.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kollamcitypolice.gov.in/mobile.html |title=Mobile Numbers - Kollam City Police |publisher=Official Website |access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.keralapolice.gov.in/newsite/hello_nominal_kollam.html |title=Hello Kerala Police - Kollam City |publisher=Kerala Police |access-date=2014-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113151014/http://www.keralapolice.gov.in/newsite/hello_nominal_kollam.html |archive-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kollam City Police is the first [[ISO 9001]] certified law enforcement agency in [[Kerala]] state and second one in [[India]]. The Kollam City Police has about 2,200 officers and handles an average of 35000 cases per year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://kollamcity.keralapolice.gov.in/kollam-city-police/about-us/governance |title=Governance of District Police, Kollam City |publisher=Kollam City Police |access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/iso-for-kollam-police-commissioner-office/article22354099.ece |title=ISO for Kollam Police Commissioner office |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref>

==History==
In the pre-independence era, [[Kerala]] was divided into princely states of [[Travancore]] and [[Cochin]] and the [[Malabar region|Malabar]] region for the smooth administration. There was no Commissionerate in [[Kollam]] till 2011. The whole district police was administered by [[Deputy superintendent|DySP]] of [[Kollam]], [[Karunagappally]], [[Kottarakkara]] and [[Punalur]]. As per the Government Order no 32/2011/Home dated 5 February 2011, Kollam district police was divided into Kollam Urban Police District (Kollam City Police) and Kollam Rural Police District. The City Police is headed by a City Police Commissioner(CP), with its headquarters at [[Kollam]]. The rural police is headed by the District Police Chief (DPC), with its headquarters at [[Kottarakkara]]. Both heads report to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Thiruvananthapuram Range (Kerala).<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us - Kollam Rural Police |url=http://www.kollamruralpolice.gov.in/html/aboutus.html |publisher=Kollam Rural Police |access-date=2014-11-13 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141113125220/http://www.kollamruralpolice.gov.in/html/aboutus.html |archive-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Kollam City Police came into existence on 1{{nbsp}}March 2011 following the division of the [[Kollam District]] Police force into the Kollam City Police and the Kollam Rural Police.

== Location ==
The office of the Kollam's City Police Commissioner is situated near the Armed Reserve Police Force camp in [[Kollam Cantonment]].
[[File:Armed Reserve Police Camp, Kollam.jpg|thumb|right|Armed Reserve Police Camp]]

==Administrative divisions==
There are a total of 17 police stations under the control of Kollam City Police, eight of which are under the control of the Kollam Division with four further stations under [[Karunagappally]] and [[Chathannoor]] divisions respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kollamcitypolice.gov.in/policeoffices.html |title=Police Offices - Kollam City Police |publisher=Official Website |access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/docs/govt_departments/dept_police/klmdir.pdf |title=Govt. Departments - Kollam Police |publisher=Govt. of Kerala |access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Directory - Kollam Police |url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/RIFiles/klm/directory.pdf |publisher=Govt. of Kerala |access-date=2014-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719203223/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/RIFiles/klm/directory.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Kollam Division===
* Kollam East Police Station
* Kollam West Police Station
* [[Pallithottam]] Police Station
* [[Anchalumoodu|Anchalummoodu]] Police Station
* [[Sakthikulangara]] Police Station
* [[Eravipuram]] Police Station
* [[Kilikollur]] Police Station
* [[Kollam]] Traffic Police Station
* [[Kollam]] East Women Police Station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/allwomen-police-stations-in-6-districts-in-kerala/article5589359.ece |title=All-women police stations in 6 districts in Kerala | newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/womens-police-station-opened-in-kollam/article7700586.ece |title=Minor shuffle in police department |publisher=Times of India |access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref>

===Chathannoor Division===
* [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] Police Station
* [[Chathannoor]] Police Station
* [[Kottiyam]] Police Station
* [[Kannanalloor]] Police Station
* [[Parippally]] Police Station

===Karunagappally Division===
* [[Karunagappally]] Police Station
* [[Oachira]] Police Station
* [[Chavara]] Police Station
* [[Chavara Thekkumbhagom]] Police Station
[[File:Central Police Canteen, Kollam.jpg|thumb|right|[[Central Police Canteen]] in [[Kollam]] City]]
[[File:Pink Patrol team in Kollam city, Jan 2020.jpg|right|thumb|Pink Patrol team]]

==City Police Commissioners==

The Office is presently headed by T. Narayanan IPS,{{efn|The administrators are subject to change from time to time.}} Commissioner of Police, who is an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer, as administrative control vests with the Home Ministry of [[Kerala]]. Departments such as administration, the District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB), Crime Detachment and Special Branch are each headed by an [[Assistant commissioner]].

* ''N. Gopalakrishnan'' IPS (1 March 2011 – 20 June 2011)
* ''T.J Jose'' IPS [DIG] (20 June 2011 – 9 January 2012)
* ''Gopesh Agrawal'' IPS [DIG] (9 January 2012 – 4 February 2012)
* ''Sam Christy Daniel'' [Addl. Charge] KPS (4 February 2012 – 21 February 2012)
* ''Debesh Kumar Behera'' IPS (21 February 2012 – 27 August 2014)
* ''V. Suresh Kumar'' IPS (27 August 2014 – 29 April 2015)
* ''P. Prakash'' IPS (29 April 2015 – 13 June 2016)
* ''S. Satheesh Bino'' IPS (13 June 2016 – 6 June 2017)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kollamcitypolice.gov.in/About%20Us.html |title=History - Kollam City Police |publisher=Kollam City Police |access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref>
* ''Ajeetha Begum'' IPS (7 June 2017 – 17 January 2018)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nyoooz.com/news/thiruvananthapuram/831647/minor-shuffle-in-police-department/ |title=History - Kollam City Police |publisher=Nyoooz.com |access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref>
* ''A. Sreenivas'' IPS (17 January 2018 – 8 May 2018)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/commissioner-takes-charge/article22458368.ece |title=Commissioner takes charge |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref>
* ''Arul B. Krishna'' IPS (8 May 2018 – 8 October 2018)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/major-reshuffle-in-police-top-brass-1.2795721 |title=Major reshuffle in police top brass |publisher=Mathrubhumi |date=2018-05-09 |access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref>
* ''P. K. Madhu'' IPS (8 October 2018 – 8 June 2019)
* ''[[Merin Joseph IPS|Merin Joseph]]'' IPS (8 June 2019 – 18 September 2019)
* ''P. K. Madhu'' IPS (20 October 2019 – 17 January 2020)
* ''T. Narayanan'' IPS (18 January 2020 - Present)

== Developments ==
* A dedicated complex at [[Asramam]] for the district police dog squad was inaugurated by Harshita Attaluri, the then Superintendent of Police on 2 March 2010. The facility cost {{INRConvert|7|l}} and can accommodate four dogs. The dog squad currently consists of three dogs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/new-dog-squad-complex-in-kollam/article721623.ece |title=New dog squad complex in Kollam |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2015-02-05}}</ref> On 3 November 2016, a 10 member team of anti-goonda squad has been formed in Kollam city police. The team will supposedly be headed by a sub inspector.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2016/nov/04/kerala-police-adopts-decentralised-system-for-anti-goonda-squad-1534766.html |title=Kerala police adopts decentralised system for anti-goonda squad |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref>

* On 2 February 2021, Kerala’s first district forensic science laboratory started functioning at [[Chathannoor]] in [[Kollam district]]. Physics, Biology and Chemistry, divisions started initially and a cyber forensic division will also be started in the lab shortly.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/first-district-forensic-science-lab-in-kollam/article33741237.ece |title=First district forensic science lab in Kollam |publisher=The Hindu |date=2021-02-03 |access-date=2021-02-03}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Government of Kerala]]
[[Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Government of Kollam]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2011]]

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>Arunvrparavur at 11:10, 8 June 2021