Law Enforcement in Kerala - Kerala Police, Kerala Police Academy, Special Armed Police, Malabar Special Police (Paperback)

Chapters: Kerala Police, Kerala Police Academy, Special Armed Police, Malabar Special Police. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Kerala State Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Kerala, India. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The Kerala Police Academy is situated at Thrissur. The motto of the force is Mridhu bhave dhrida krthye which means "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" in Sanskrit . The Kerala Police has a general executive branch police wing, which means the police stations in various towns and cities. There is a Crime Branch wing, which basically deals with sensational crimes or crimes which span across districts. The Special Branch wing is the intelligence wing of the state police to deal with terrorism and anti-national activities. These two branches do not generally have uniform clothing. The riot control wing of the State Police are based on two units. The Armed Police (AP) Battalions and the Armed Reserve (AR) units. The riot control unit uses water dispensing unit called "VARUN" to disperse the rioters. They also uses grenades like tear gas shell, stinger grenade, dyemarker, smoke grenade etc. They uses batons made of fibre and cane. The Armed Police Battalions, is also where recruits undergo nine months basic training. After service for stipulated time, he gets transferred to the Armed Reserve Unit . After serving there, the constable is moved into a local police station . There is an option for a recruit constable to stay back in the Armed Reserve and Armed Police Battalions. Then his promotions would be quicker, but he will not be stationed at any local police stations. Graduating ParadeGeneral Executive Branch officers (Sub Inspectors) are directly recruited (th...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=176256