Govt rejigs police system in city

Coimbatore: The state government has issued an order for re-designation of posts of deputy commissioners of police (DCP) in Coimbatore city.
While DCP (law&order) has become DCP (north), DCP (crime) is redesignated as DCP (south). The new system came into force on Thursday.
The city police have 15 law&order and 15 crime police stations including three all-women police stations, two traffic investigation wings, cybercrime cell police station, city crime branch and traffic police stations.
DCP (law&order) was taking care of all law&order police stations and DCP (crime) was taking care of all crime or investigation wing police stations, city crime branch and cybercrime police stations. Four law&order ACPs and four crime or investigation wing ACPs were working under the DCPs. Due to administrative reasons, the 15 police stations (law&order and investigation wing) were brought under four sub-divisions named central, south, east and west.
The government ordered reorganization of work and re-designation to improve policing.
DCP (north) will control RS Puram range (Bazaar law&order, investigation wing and RS Puram law&order and investigation wing), Ukkadam range (Variety Hall Road L&O, Investigation wing, Ukkadam L&O and investigation wing), Kattoor range (Kattoor L&O, investigation wing, Race Course L&O and investigation wing) and Saibaba Colony range (Saibaba Colony, Rathinapuri stations). Each range has an ACP. The DCP will also manage additional deputy commissioner of police (crime against women and children), all women police stations (west and central) and ACP (control room).
DCP (south) will control Singanallur range (Singanallur, Peelamedu, Saravanampatti stations), Podanur range (Ramanathapuram, Podanur stations) and Kuniyamuthur range (Selvapuram, Kuniyamuthur police stations). The DCP will also manage prohibition and enforcement wing, all women police station (east), crime against women and children wing, anti-child trafficking unit, anti-human trafficking unit and special juvenile aid police (SJAP).