Puducherry Police

The Puducherry Police is the law enforcement agency for the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.

Puducherry Police
புதுச்சேரி காவல்
Official logo of Puducherry Police
AbbreviationPP
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPuducherry, IN
Legal jurisdictionState of Puducherry
Governing bodyGovernment of Puducherry
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMahe de Labourdonnais St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001
Agency executive
  • , [1], Chief Minister of Puducherry,
Website
police.py.gov.in

Origins

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. The modern force still retains the French kepi as a distinctive feature of its uniform.[2]

Puducherry constable

Organizational structure

The Puducherry Police come under the direct control of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Puducherry. The force is headed by the Director General of Police (DGP).[3]

As of 2013, the Puducherry Police had around 4000 personnel, of whom 150 were women.[4] The force plans to induct more women officers to have one woman officer at every police station.[5]

Jurisdiction

The Puducherry Police has jurisdiction over Puducherry, Yanam, Karaikal, and Mahé.[6]

Duties

The Puducherry Police coordinates with other law enforcement agencies across the country to catch offenders and criminals.[6]

The force has prisons in Kalapet, Yanam and Karaikal. It has plans to open an open prison.[7] It is the only force having a separate traffic unit with investigation power in India.

References
  1. "New police chief takes over". The Hindu. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. "History of Puducherry Police". Poice.gov.in.
  3. "Py Police Organisational Chart". Puducherry Police.
  4. Kishore, Kavita (11 November 2013). "Police plan to recruit more women". Puducherry. The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. "Daring display of skills by women constable recruits". Puducherry. The Hindu. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. Kishore, Kavita (8 November 2013). "Catching criminals at the click of a mouse". Puducherry. The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  7. C, Jaishankar (23 October 2012). "Puducherry to establish first open prison soon". Puducherry. The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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