Tripura Police

State police force of Tripura, India

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Tripura Police

Common name| Tripura Police
Abbreviation| TP
Motto| সেবা, বীরতা, মিত্রতা
Service, Courage, Friendship
Agency overview
Formed| 1965
Employees| 28,031
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Tripura, India
Tripura Police jurisdictional area
Size| 10,492 square kilometres (4,051 sq mi)
Population| 360,740
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Overviewed by| Government of Tripura
Headquarters| Fire Brigade Chowmuhani Agartala
Agency executive|

* V.S. Yadav, IPS, Director General of Police

Parent agency| Tripura Police
Law enforcements| Headquarter of Tripura Police
Facilities
Stations| 65
Website
tripurapolice.nic.in
Tripura police

Tripura Police is the law enforcement agency of the state of Tripura which organizes and is responsible for policing activities in the state of Tripura, Northeast India. It was formed in the year 1965. Currently V.S. Yadav, IPS is DGP of Tripura.[1]

## Administration[edit]

The Director General of Police, (DGP), Tripura is the head of Organization who is decorated with an office at Police Headquarters (PHQ) located at Agartala, the capital of Tripura State. There are several Inspector Generals of Police (IGP's) working under him. IGP (Law and Order), IGP (Administration), IGP (AP and OPs), IGP (Intelligence) who are decorated with respective offices at PHQ complex, Agartala. Several DyIGP's (Deputy Inspector General of Police are under the command and control of DGP, Tripura. Most notable DyIGPs are DyIGP (Intelligence), DyIGP (Headquarters), DyIGP (Admin), DyIGP (AP and OPs) and on the operation of Law and Order DyIGP(Southern Range) and DyIGP (Northern Range). Under them are eight District SsPs (Superintendents of Police) for eight districts namely West Tripura District, Sipahijala District, Gomati District, South Tripura District, Dhalai District, Khowai District, Unakoti District and North Tripura District. All such District Superintendents of Police are assisted by respective Additional Superintendents of Police, Deputy Superintendents of Police, (District Intelligence Branch) posted at the District Headquarters, and respective Sub-Divisional Police Officers (Posted at respective sub-division headquarters). Such Sub-Divisional Police Officers supervises and monitors the day-to-day activities and working of Police Stations under them. All the Police Stations are manned with one Officer in Charge (Not below the rank of Sub-Inspectors and not above the rank of Inspectors).

## Controversy[edit]

The members of the LGBT community alleged that the police officers forced them to strip in front of other male and female police officers. The victims individuals were forced to give an undertaking not to crossdress.[2][3]

## Equipment and vehicles[edit]

All the equipment for the Tripura Police are manufactured indigenously by the Indian Ordnance Factories controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

* Baton (General Beat Purpose)
* Lee–Enfield . 303 (Standard Issue. Phased out)
* SLR Rifle.
* 1B1INSAS Rifle. (Present Standard Issue)
* Sterling submachine gun. (VIP Protection. Phased Out)
* Sten Gun (VIP Protection. Phased Out)
* Akm (For Special Operations) Indian AKM
* AK-47 (VIP Protection & Standard Guards Issue)
* Heckler & Koch MP5 (VIP protection) Limited quantity.
* Bren Light machine gun
* PKM Machine Gun. (Limited Quantity)
* Pistol Auto 9mm 1A (Standard Service Weapon for Officer's above the Rank of Sub-Inspector)
* Glock 17. (Standard Service Weapon for Officer's above the Rank of Sub-Inspector)
* Revolver. (Officer's Service weapon. Being phased out)

* Standard Officer's Service Gun

* Glock 17 Standard Officer's Service Gun

* Heckler and Koch MP5

* AK-47

* Bren light machine gun

* AKM

* Sterling Submachine Gun

* INSAS

* Sten Gun

* Ishapore L1A1 Self - reloading rifle(SLR)

### Vehicles[edit]

* Toyota Innova (Official Car for High Ranked Officers)
* Mahindra Scorpio (Official Car for High Ranked Officers)
* Tata Safari (VIP Protection & Convoy)
* HM Ambassador (VIP officers)

Vehicles Used for General Duty purpose.

* Mahindra Bolero
* Maruti Gypsy (patrolling)
* Tata Sumo
* Tata 407 Trucks.
* Buses
* TVS Apache. (Patrolling)
* Mahindra Commander. (Phased out)

* Scorpio

* Safari

* Maruti Gypsy

* Apache

* Tata Sumo

* Innova Crysta

* Bolero

* HM Ambassador

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tripura govt appoints VS Yadav as new DGP". Thenewsmill.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. ^ Priyanka, Deb Barman (11 January 2022). "Tripura transgender persons allege police stripped them to prove gender identity". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
3. ^ Kumar, Vikash (12 January 2022). "LGBT members allege that police took off their garments to show their identification in Tripura". EducateTak. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Law enforcement in India

Background|

| Indian criminal law|

* Indian Penal Code (IPC)
* Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
* Cognisable offence
* Capital punishment
* Judiciary of India
* Law of India
* History of Indian law

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Crime tracking and records:|

* Call 112
* Criminal record
* National Crime Records Bureau
* Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS)
* Sex offender registry
* United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Police related issues:|

* Police Complaints Authority in India
* Police brutality in India
* Police Foundations and Institutes
* Mass surveillance in India
* Human rights in India

Crime in India|

* Corruption
* Crime against castes
* Crime against children
* Crime against women
* Rapes
* Suicide
* Organised crime
* Political and financial criminal scams
* Political dynasties
* Nexus: Terrorism, Drugs, Hawala, Underworld, Black money, Hindi cinema, Politicians, Paid media

Civil services:|

* Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
* Indian Police Service IPS
* State Administrative Services
* DANICS

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Ministries &
departments|

| Central|

* Ministry of Home Affairs

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States|

* Bihar
* Himachal Pradesh
* Kerala
* Maharashtra
* Tamil Nadu
* Uttar Pradesh
* West Bengal

Armed Police
Forces|

| Central|

* Assam Rifles
* Border Security Force
* Central Industrial Security Force
* Central Reserve Police Force
* Commando Battalion for Resolute Action
* Rapid Action Force
* Indo-Tibetan Border Police
* National Security Guard
* Sashastra Seema Bal

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State|

* Eastern Frontier Rifles
* Kerala Armed Police
* Mizoram Armed Police
* Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary

Central
agencies|

| Law enforcement|

| UTs|

* Andaman and Nicobar
* Chandigarh
* NCT of Delhi
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Ladakh
* Lakshadweep
* Puducherry

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Other|

* Home Guard
* Government Railway Police
* Railway Protection Force (RPF)
* Special Protection Group

Intelligence|

* Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
* Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
* Intelligence Bureau (IB)
* Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)
* National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)
* Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)
* Special Group
* Special Frontier Force

Investigation|

* Directorate General of Income Tax Investigation
* Investigation Division of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
* Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
* Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN)
* Enforcement Directorate (ED)
* Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
* National Investigation Agency (NIA)
* National Counter Terrorism Centre
* Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)

Research and Training|

* Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA)

State police
forces|

* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Bihar
* Chhattisgarh
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Madhya Pradesh
* Maharashtra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Nagaland
* Odisha
* Punjab
* Rajasthan
* Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu
* Telangana
* Tripura
* Uttar Pradesh
* Uttarakhand
* West Bengal

Police
Commissionerates|

| North|

| Uttar Pradesh|

* Agra
* Gautam Buddha Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Kanpur Nagar
* Lucknow
* Prayagraj
* Varanasi

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Haryana|

* Faridabad
* Gurugram
* Panchkula

Punjab|

* Amritsar
* Ludhiana
* Jalandhar

Madhya Pradesh|

* Bhopal
* Indore

East|

| West Bengal|

* Asansol–Durgapur
* Barrackpore
* Bidhannagar
* Chandannagar
* Howrah
* Kolkata
* Siliguri

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Odisha|

* Bhubaneswar–Cuttack

West|

| Maharashtra|

* Mumbai
* Nagpur
* Pune

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Gujarat|

* Ahmedabad City
* Surat
* Rajkot
* Vadodara

Rajasthan|

* Jaipur
* Jodhpur

South|

| Andhra Pradesh|

* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Karnataka|

* Bangalore

Kerala|

* Kannur
* Kochi
* Kollam
* Kozhikode
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Thrissur

Tamil Nadu|

* Greater Chennai
* Avadi
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore
* Madurai
* Tiruchirappalli
* Tiruppur
* Salem
* Tirunelveli

Telangana|

* Cyberabad
* Hyderabad
* Karimnagar
* Khammam
* Nizamabad
* Rachakonda
* Ramagundam
* Siddipet
* Warangal

Northeast|

| Assam|

* Guwahati

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Nagaland|

* Dimapur

See also|

* Indian Armed Forces and Indian Military
* Indian nationality law
* Legal aid
* List of police tactical units in India
* Legal rights and other NGOs in India
* Uniform Civil Code
* Number of police officers by nations
* Global emergency phone numbers

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State of Tripura

Capital: Agartala

State symbols|

* Animal: Phayre's leaf monkey
* Bird: Green imperial pigeon
* Flower: Indian rose chestnut
* Tree: Agarwood
* Fruit: Pineapple
* Fish: Butter catfish (Pabda)

Topics|

* History
* Twipra Kingdom
* Tripura (princely state)
* Manikya Dynasty
* Kings
* Politics
* Education
* Healthcare
* Highest point

Government|

* Legislative Assembly
* Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)
* Governors
* Chief Ministers
* Political parties
* Tripura Police

Districts|

* Dhalai
* Gomati
* Khowai
* North Tripura
* Sipahijala
* South Tripura
* Unakoti
* West Tripura

Cities and towns|

* Amarpur, Tripura
* Dhalai
* Khowai
* Teliamura
* Unakoti

Education|

* Agartala Government Medical College
* Maharaja Bir Bikram University
* National Institute of Technology Agartala
* Tripura University
* Tripura Medical College
* Colleges
* Schools

Culture|

* Cuisine
* Dance
* Dress
* Languages
* Kokborok language
* Kokborok literature
* Music
* Musical instruments
* Tripuri calendar (Tring)

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