Kerala Police
The Kerala State Police (Malayalam: കേരള പോലീസ്) is the law enforcement agency for the state of Kerala, India. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The police training college was set up by Travancore Maharaja in Thiruvananthapuram in the mid 20th century. In 2004, a larger Kerala Police Academy was built at Thrissur. The motto of the force is Mridhu bhave dhrida krthye which means "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" in Sanskrit.
Kerala Police has a reputation for being one of the best managed police forces in the country, and one of the top-ranking states in terms of law and order, in various social security rankings. Since 2006, the Kerala Police department has embarked on a major modernization program to tackle the challenges of the 21st century. The Kerala police are also the first police department in South Asia to undertake community policing.
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