TAMILNADU POLICE

TAMILNADU POLICE

In 1659 Pedda Naik was engaged by the British to Guard the town of Madraspatanam with the assistance of peons. The system was the remnant of the ‘Kaval’ organization. Board of Police constituted by the then Governor Josios DuPre to deal with removal of public nuisance and maintenance of public health and order in 1770. In 1856 Police Act XII was passed by Legislative Council of the Governor General. J.C. Boudlerson became the first Commissioner of Police under the new Act. In 1906 Criminal Investigation Department was established. F. Fawcett was appointed as DIG. In 2008 Tamilnadu Police celebrated Sesquicentennial - 150 Years. In the same year the Chennai Police has been bifurcated as Chennai City Police Commissionerate and Chennai Suburban Commissionerate. The Tamilnadu Police Academy is located at Oonamancheri, Vandalur, Chennai. The Director General of Police, Tamilnadu launched the redesigned Tamilnadu Police Official Website with e-Governance facility. Currently it has 95745 personnel on its roll. The coat of arms of the the Police Service of Tamilnadu uses the national emblem in blue, the legend adapted to the name of the service, the motto in English.