TAMILNADU POLICE
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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.
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