Avadi Police

Avadi Police Commissionerate
Avadi Police Commissionerate
Common name	Avadi City Police
Motto	Truth alone triumphs
Agency overview
Formed	2022
Preceding agency	Greater Chennai Police;
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Governing body	Department of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Avadi, Chennai
Elected officer responsible	M. K. Stalin, Chief Minister & Minister for Home Affairs;
Agency executive	Shankar IPS, Commissioner of Police, Avadi;
Parent agency	Tamil Nadu Police
Units	List Aviation ; Emergency Service ; Organized Crime Control Bureau ; Scuba Team and Harbor ; Special Victims ; Major Case Squad ; Taxi Squad ; Movie and Television ; School Safety ; Real Time Crime ; Auxillay Police ; Crime Scene ; Evidence Collection ; Transit Bureau ; Housing Bureau ; Highway Patrol ; Transportation Bureau;
Facilities
Stations	25
Website
	tnpolice.gov.in

Avadi City Police officially Avadi Police Commissionerate is a city police administration for the north and northwestern neighborhoods and suburbs of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Located in the western neighbourhood of Avadi,^[1] it was created by the trifurcation of the Greater Chennai City Police jurisdictions.^[2] Tamil Nadu State government created Tambaram and Avadi Police commissionerates in an attempt of reforming greater Chennai city police. Avadi Police Commissionerate was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on 1 January 2022.^[3] The newly created Avadi Commissionerate jurisdiction covers twenty-five police stations from the police districts of Avadi and Redhills.^[4] It is the second largest police commissionerate in the state of Tamil Nadu next to its preceding agency Greater Chennai Police. The head the agency hold the same rank (ADGP) as the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner.^[5]

References

^ "Tamil Nadu: Two more police commissionerates opened to crack". The Times of India. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Tamil Nadu DGP issues instructions for trifurcation of Greater Chennai Commissionerate". indianexpress.com. 11 October 2021.
^ "New Police Commissionerates in Tambaram, Avadi opened". The Hindu. January 2022.
^ "Chennai city police loses 33 stations, to have 104 under its". The Times of India. 10 October 2021.
^ "Special officers named for Tambaram and Avadi commissionerates". The Times of India. 2 October 2021.

[1] "Tamil Nadu: Two more police commissionerates opened to crack". The Times of India. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[2] "Tamil Nadu DGP issues instructions for trifurcation of Greater Chennai Commissionerate". indianexpress.com. 11 October 2021.

[3] "New Police Commissionerates in Tambaram, Avadi opened". The Hindu. January 2022.

[4] "Chennai city police loses 33 stations, to have 104 under its". The Times of India. 10 October 2021.

[5] "Special officers named for Tambaram and Avadi commissionerates". The Times of India. 2 October 2021.

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