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{{Infobox museum<br />
| name = Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum<br />
| image = Sardar_Vallabhai_Patel_Police_Museum.jpg<br />
| caption = Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum<br />
| alt = <br />
| map_type = India Kerala<br />
| map_caption = Location of the Museum in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.8845|76.5938|region:IND|display=inline,title}}<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999|05|10}}<br />
| collection = <br />
| location = [[Kollam]], [[India]]<br />
| type = Police museum<br />
| visitors = <br />
| publictransit = [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station|Kollam KSRTC]] {{rint|bus}} - 1.5&nbsp;km,<br>{{rws|Kollam Junction}} {{rint|rail}} - 50&nbsp;m<br />
| director = <br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.keralapolicehistory.com/msum1.html/|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum''' is a [[museum]] that traces the history and growth of the police force in [[India]]. It is located just opposite the [[Kollam Junction Railway Station]] in [[Kollam]], India. The museum is dedicated to barrister and statesman, [[Vallabhbhai Patel]].<br />
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==Attractions==<br />
The museum was opened in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/25/stories/2006012504380500.htm |title=Sardar Patel statue to be unveiled today at Kollam Police Museum |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=6 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906090720/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/25/stories/2006012504380500.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition to arms and ammunition of the 18th and 19th centuries, including bullets, guns, machines, and a diversity of other weapons, the museum houses information charts on DNA tests, human bones, fingerprints, snapshots of police dogs and a variety of medals awarded to policemen of different ranks.<ref>[http://keralacultureandtradition.keralatourismpackages.co.in/2014/03/sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-police-museum.html History of Kerala Police, Police Museum Kollam from God's Own Kerala]</ref> A concrete statue of Vallabhbhai Patel, weighing 1.1 tons and sculpted by Police Constable Mr. Santosh, was unveiled in January 2005.<br />
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==Location==<br />
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] - {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]] - {{convert|1.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
* [[Kollam]] [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] Bus Stand - {{convert|1.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
* [[Kollam Port]] - {{convert|2.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
* [[Kollam Beach]] - {{convert|2.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
* [[Asramam Maidan]] - {{convert|2.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:Template_in_Sardar_Vallabhai_Patel_Police_Museum.jpg|The stone plate showing the inauguration ceremony of the museum<br />
File:Gandhi_statue_in_Sardar_Patel_Police_Museum.jpg|The statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] near the entrance<br />
File:Sardar_patel_statue_in_police_museum.jpg|The statue of [[Sardar Vallabhai Patel]] is situated in front of the museum<br />
File:Sardar_Vallabhai_Patel_Police_Museum_entrance.jpg|Board at the entrance<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Sardar Vallabhai Patel Police Museum}}<br />
{{Kollam |state=expanded}}<br />
{{Tourism in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Law enforcement museums in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:State museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:Museums in Kollam]]<br />
[[Category:Museums established in 2000]]<br />
[[Category:2000 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to Vallabhbhai Patel]]</div>JacksonCazaly4