The Coimbatore City Police have written to the Tamil Nadu government seeking police stations at Marudhamalai, Irugur, and Kalapatti to cope with the exponential growth of population in the city.
At present, the City Police Commissionerate has a Commissioner and is assisted by four Deputy Commissioners of Police and Assistant Commissioners of Police, Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, Special Sub-Inspectors, and over 2,500 personnel in the constabulary cadre. The city has 20 law and order and investigation police stations, besides 10 special units. With the increase in population, residential colonies have mushroomed across the city, and the police have been expanding their jurisdiction.
The City Police had 15 police stations, but after the car blast of 2022 in front of Kottai Easwaran temple, three new police stations were established at Karumbukkadai, Sundarapuram, and Kavundapalayam. Then came the Vadavaii and Thudialur police stations, which were added to the City Police limits.
Now, to maintain the police-public ratio, the City Police have decided to seek three more police stations. The proposal for the same has been sent to the DGP’s office, from where it would go to the Home Department.
