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The '''Puducherry Police''' is the [[law enforcement agency]] for the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in India.

== Origins ==
[[File:Policeman in Pondicherry - India.JPG|left|thumb|Puducherry constable wearing a red [[Kepi]]]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Puducherry Police|url=https://www.py.gov.in/police|website=Poice.gov.in}}</ref>

In [[India]], during the French colonial rule of [[Pondicherry district|Pondicherry]], [[Yanam, French India|Yanam]], [[Karaikal]] and [[Mahé, India|Mahé]], Kepis were worn by two kinds of policemen, the Armed and the Indigenous, differentiated by the colour of the kepis they wore. While the law and order forces wore bright red caps, the armed constabulary was conspicuous by its blue kepis. After Indian Independence, the former French colonial territory was integrated into the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] and the bright red kepi continues to be the headgear of the constabulary — both for the local and the armed police signifying the cultural and administrative legacies left by the former colonialists.<ref name="kepiPYpolice">{{cite web |url=http://police.puducherry.gov.in/About%20us/PoliceHistory.htm |title= POLICE HISTORY |work= Government of Puducherry |access-date=2016-01-02}}</ref>

The modern force still retains the French [[kepi]] as a distinctive feature of its uniform.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Puducherry Police|url=https://www.py.gov.in/police|website=Poice.gov.in}}</ref>

== Organizational structure ==
The Puducherry Police come under the direct control of the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]].
The force is headed by the [[Director General of Police]] (DGP).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Py Police Organisational Chart|url=https://police.py.gov.in/Organisation%20Chart%202019.htm|website=Puducherry Police}}</ref>

As of 2013, the Puducherry Police had around 4000 personnel, of whom 150 were women.<ref name="moewomen">{{cite news|title=Police plan to recruit more women |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/police-plan-to-recruit-more-women/article5337611.ece |first=Kavita |last=Kishore |date=11 November 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Puducherry |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> The force plans to induct more women officers to have one woman officer at every [[police station]].<ref name="daringdisplay">{{cite news|title=Daring display of skills by women constable recruits |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/27/stories/2008052752380300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530193524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/27/stories/2008052752380300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 May 2008 |date=27 May 2008 |location=Puducherry |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
The Puducherry Police has jurisdiction over [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]], [[Yanam]], [[Karaikal]], and [[Mahé, India|Mahé]].<ref name="mouseclick">{{cite news|title=Catching criminals at the click of a mouse |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/catching-criminals-at-the-click-of-a-mouse/article5326816.ece |first=Kavita |last=Kishore |date=8 November 2013|agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Puducherry |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref>

== Duties ==
The Puducherry Police coordinates with other law enforcement agencies across the country to catch offenders and criminals.<ref name="mouseclick" />

The force has [[prison]]s in [[Kalapet]], [[Yanam]] and [[Karaikal]]. It has plans to open an [[open prison]].<ref name="openprison">{{cite news|title=Puducherry to establish first open prison soon |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/puducherry-to-establish-first-open-prison-soon/article4024061.ece |first=Jaishankar |last=C |date=23 October 2012 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Puducherry |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> It is the only force having a separate traffic unit with investigation power in India.

== References ==
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[[Category:Government of Puducherry]]
[[Category:State law enforcement agencies of India]]
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Puducherry Police - Revision history

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