Only on 14.4.1990, the present Commissionerate system was introduced in the city’s of Madurai and Coimbatore as per the G.O.Ms No.803. Governement also sanctioned the opening of two new police stations one at Selvapuram and another at Saibabacolony in the commissionerate of Coimbatore.
The present Commissionerate System is introduced within the City limits, with four more Police Stations at CMC Hospital, Rathinapuri, Selvapuram and Saibaba Colony totally 11 Police Stations. The Commissionerate have 11 Law and order Police Stations and 11 Crime police Stations, 5 Traffic Stations, with adequate staff. Special Units including Airport Security, consisting of one Commissioner of Police, four Dy.Commissioners, 14 Assistant Commissioners, 37 Inspectors, 10 Reserve Inspectors, 91 Sub Inspectors, 35 Reserve Sub Inspectors and 2134 police personnel, with women Police wing, Ministerial and Technical Staff, sufficient vehicles and communication facilities. The Commissioner of Police, exercises powers under 29 Acts.
After the introduction of commissionerate system, in Coimbatore City during 1990, the Periyanaickenpalayam Sub-Division with 13 stations were attached to Coimbatore Rural District with the staff, vehicles, etc. to function under the control of the Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural district.
1992 to 1998 :
Coimbatore City became a centre for the attacks and counter-attacks of the RSS-led Hindu Munnani and Hindu Makkal Katchi and Muslim fundamentalist organisations like Al-Umma and the Jihad Committee, from 1983. Conflicts erupted when men belonging to one religion objected to processions of another passing in front of their places of worship. Abusive platform speeches were made by both sides. Things came to a head after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992. Muslims started spreading religious fundamentalism. Explosions took place in Chennai, at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) building in August 1993 (18 persons were killed in this incident) and at the Hindu Munnani office in April 1995. Then in Coimbatore City, Traffic PC Selvaraj was murdered in November 1997, by AL-Umma which resulted in police firing on Muslims at Kottaimedu. During 1998, February 14 and 17, Series of Bomb Blasts, codenamed as “Operation Allahu Akbar”, was executed by Al-Umma in Coimbatore City. The blasts began around 4 p.m. on February 14 when L.K. Advani, then president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was scheduled to address an election meeting at R.S. Puram in the city and over 50 people were killed 200 and others were injured.
The Government taking into account of the bomb blasts and the critical Law & Order situations in Coimbatore City and to facilitate the close watch of the communally sensitive areas and better handling of Law and orders problems in Coimbatore City, B-1 Bazaar Police Station has been bifurcated into two new Police Stations at Ukkadam and Variety Hall Road in Coimbatore City. Coimbatore City police set up had three sub-divisions, namely East, Central and West.
1989
During 1989, comissionerate system in Coimbatore urban district was introduced. As per G.O.Ms.No.1445, Home (Police-IV) dated 25.07.1989, Thiru. B.P.Nailwal, IPS lastly assumed charge of the post of Special Officer and DIG of Police, Coimbatore City on 11.08.1989, studied various aspects such as jurisdictional limits of Commissionerate System, powers to be exercised by the Commissioner under various enactments both Magisterial and Executive and other infrastructural facilities, and submitted his recommendations – vide his letter 844/S1/1989, dated 10.11.1989, to implement the Commissionerate System in Coimbatore quickly.
In a city police setup, there are separate units for law and order and crime (for prevention and detection). "Due to this the police are able to focus even on the nitty-gritty of policing. There are two inspectors (one for law and order and one for crime), four sub-inspectors and nearly 60 in the other ranks in each City police station.
