The Salem City Police (or SCP) is the law enforcement agency in the city of Salem, India. The SCP works under the jurisdiction of the Tamil Nadu Police. Salem City Police has five wings: traffic wing, traffic investigation wing, prohibition enforcement wing, city crime record bureau, armed reserve, in three divisions namely Salem West, Salem South and Salem North.[1][2][3][4]
| Salem City Police சேலம் மாநகர காவல்துறை | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Truth Alone Triumphs |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Legal jurisdiction | Salem, Tamil Nadu |
| Governing body | Department of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise, Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Salem City Police Commissioner Office, Sankari Main Road, Linemedu, Gugai, Salem, Tamil Nadu |
| Agency executive |
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History edit
The Salem City Police was formed in 1972 and The Salem Police Commissionerate was formed in 1990 for the major metropolitan cities like Salem, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirapalli. The jurisdiction of Salem city police commissionarate extends jurisdiction limit to Salem City Municipal Corporation. There are 12 police stations in Salem city, numbered B-1 to B-11. City Police has five wings: traffic wing, traffic investigation wing, prohibition enforcement wing, city crime record bureau, armed reserve, in three zones Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[5][6] A law was enacted in 1987 to empower the commissionerate with the same powers as the Madras Police. Salem was fully upgraded into a police commissionerate in 1990.
Jurisdiction edit
The jurisdiction of the Commissionerate of Police extends to the jurisdictional limits of the Salem City Municipal Corporation. Later in 2000 jurisdiction of Salem City Police is extended for the main suburban areas of Salem city like Karuppur police station & Kannankurichi police station, in same way in 2023 Attayampatti and Karipatti police station were annexed with Salem city police.[7]
- Salem City Municipal Corporation
- Ayothiapattinam (Partly)
- Omalur (Partly)
- Veerapandi (Partly)
Stations edit
There are 17 police stations in Salem city.
Salem Town Range edit
- Salem town
- Shevapet
- Government hospital
Annadanapatti Range edit
- Annadanapatti
- Kitchipalayam
Kondalampatti Range edit
- Kondalampatti
- Steel plant
- Attayampatti
Ammapet Range edit
- Ammapet
- Veeranam
- Karipatti
Hastampatti Range edit
- Hastampatti
- Kannankurichi
- Alagapuram
Suramangalam Range edit
- Pallapatti
- Suramangalam
- Karuppur
References edit
- ^ Salem City Police full details | tnpolice.gov.in
- ^ Salem City Police act 1888 Archived 2022-02-27 at the Wayback Machine | Chennai City police extends to Salem , Trichy and Tirunelveli.
- ^ Staff Reporter (9 January 2022). "Lockdown almost total in Erode, Salem districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Staff Reporter (16 January 2022). "Three police personnel placed under suspension in Salem". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Tamil nadu act 051 of 1997 : Chennai City Police (Extension to the Cities of Salem, Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli) Act, 1997 | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ THE TAMIL NADU POLICE BILL 2008 Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machinearrangementsent of Clauses CHAPTER(PDF)... THE TAMIL NADU POLICE BILL 2 Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine008, Arrangement of Clauses CHAPTE....
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (23 April 2023). "Salem City Police limits to expand; Attaiyampatti, Karipatti stations to be annexed soon". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2024.