ABOUT

Kozhikode City Traffic Police Station

As per GO (MS) No. 329/67/Home(A) Department  dated 03/10/1967, government sanctioned the formation of a traffic checking unit for Kozhikode district attached to Supdt. Of Police Railway and Traffic Thiruvananthapuram. 2 unit were sanctioned to Kozhikode District. The head quarters of each unit was the district HQ and under the direct supervision of Supdt. of Police, Kozhikodewith a strength of 1 SI, 1 HC, 2 PCs and one driver for each units with one jeep. Subsequently vide.GO (MS) 127/71/Home dated  12/08/1971, post of one CI, one SI and 61 PCs were sanctioned for the traffic duty in Kozhikode City. With the posting of the CI traffic work in the City came under his control.   As per the GO (MS) No. 174/72/Home dated 17/11/1972 sanction was accorded for the post of one DySP, 2 Sis, 25 HCs and 36 PCs for traffic duties. Traffic station become a full charging station w.e.f 26/10/1974 videGO (Rt) No.1275/74/Home dated 01/08/1974 and started functioning form 01/12/1974. As per PHQ Circular No. 3/86  the City Traffic Police Station was put under the charge of  Circle Inspector of Police as SHO. The SHO shall be responsible within the station charge for maintenance of law and order, Prevention and detection of Crime, Protection of life and property, Collection of intelligence, Crime investigation, station administration and crime control.  As per G.O RT 2144/84/Home dated 02/08/1984 stated that the Jurisdiction of City Traffic Police Station. The Jurisdiction of CTPS was the entire Police Station in Kozhikode City. As per GO (Rt) No. 457/96/Home dated 20/02/1996 Kozhikode City Traffic was divided into 2 subdivisions ie. Traffic North and Traffic South under ACPs North and South. At present  the Traffic Police Station is functioning in building No. 17/1860 of Kozhikode corporation in the Kozhikode City Police Compound in Kasaba Village.

Police Station Notification GO (MS) No. 174/72/Home dated 17/11/1972