Gudimangalam, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu-641301,Gudimangalam, Tamil Nadu– 641301
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Gudimangalam Police Station is a police station located in Gudimangalam, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu-641301, Gudimangalam, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu (PIN: 641301). The listed contact number is 04252-273344.Source: Tiruppur NIC / Tamil Nadu Police · Last checked: 2026-09-12.
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Police stations in Gudimangalam operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They handle emergency response, FIR registration, NC reports, lost property, and more.
Information sourced from: Tiruppur NIC / Tamil Nadu Police
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Gudimangalam Police Station is a local police station serving the Gudimangalam, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu-641301 area of Gudimangalam in Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. It falls within PIN code 641301. Like every police station in India it operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including public holidays.
The officer in charge here holds the post of SHO, a rank filled by an Inspector in Gudimangalam and by a Sub-Inspector in less densely populated jurisdictions. Both ranks can register an FIR, so you do not need to wait for a particular officer to be on duty before a cognizable offence is recorded.
The caseload at Gudimangalam Police Station reflects its surroundings in Tiruppur — a steady mix of theft and property complaints, road-traffic matters, lost-document reports and routine address verification.
The listed landline for Gudimangalam Police Station is 04252-273344. Use it for non-urgent enquiries — to confirm the station is handling your matter, to ask which documents to bring, or to check whether a particular officer is on duty. Station landlines are not staffed the way an emergency line is, so for anything urgent dial 100 or 112 instead, which routes you to a control room that can dispatch the nearest available unit.
Every service described below is provided free of charge. No officer at Gudimangalam Police Station or anywhere else is entitled to charge you a fee for registering a complaint, recording a lost-property report, issuing your copy of an FIR or NC, or carrying out address verification.
A police station handles a far wider range of everyday civic work than most people expect. These are the services Gudimangalam Police Station provides to residents of Gudimangalam and the surrounding Tiruppur area.
For any cognizable offence — theft, burglary, assault, fraud, criminal intimidation — Gudimangalam Police Station must register a First Information Report under Section 173 BNSS. You are entitled to a free copy before you leave.
Non-cognizable matters and lost property are recorded as an NC entry. This is what residents of Gudimangalam most often need when a phone, wallet, passport or set of vehicle documents goes missing.
Gudimangalam Police Station is required to run a women's helpdesk, and a statement about a sexual offence must be recorded by a woman officer — at a place of the survivor's choosing, including her own home.
Passport applications from PIN 641301 are routed here for verification. The beat constable will visit your address, so keep photo ID, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
Landlords in Gudimangalam can submit tenant verification here, as can households engaging drivers, domestic workers or security staff. The service is free.
Online fraud can be reported at Gudimangalam Police Station regardless of where the offender is located. Call 1930 first — the freeze window on transferred funds is measured in minutes, not days.
Lost documents and belongings are logged and a report issued. Banks, insurers, the RTO and the passport office all require this copy before issuing any duplicate.
Road accidents within the Tiruppur jurisdiction are recorded here. For an accident in progress call 112 first — the control room dispatches both police and ambulance.
Most state forces maintain a senior-citizen register and conduct welfare visits. Elderly residents living alone near Gudimangalam can ask to be added at the front desk.
Getting there. The station is located at Gudimangalam, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu-641301. Exact coordinates are not yet in our index, so search for the station by name in your maps application before setting out.
When to go. Round-the-clock opening does not mean round-the-clock availability of attention. The busiest window at Gudimangalam Police Station runs from mid-morning to early afternoon. If your matter is not urgent, arriving early in the morning or in the late afternoon usually means a shorter wait and an officer with more time to hear you properly.
Who you will meet. Your first contact is the duty officer at the front desk. Explain your matter briefly and they will direct you — to the writer for a report, to the women's helpdesk, or to the SHO for something more serious. If you are unsure whom you need, always start at the front desk rather than wandering the building.
How long it takes. A straightforward lost-property NC generally takes fifteen to thirty minutes. An FIR takes longer, because the officer must record your statement in full and read it back to you. Verification paperwork is usually submitted in a few minutes, with the actual field visit following days later.
Language. You are entitled to have your statement recorded in a language you understand, and to have it read back to you before you sign. Never sign a statement you have not understood, and never sign a blank sheet.
NC stands for Non-Cognizable, and it is the most misunderstood term people meet at a police station. An NC is a formal register entry recording that you reported something — for an offence where police cannot investigate or arrest without a magistrate's permission.
The distinction turns on the seriousness of the offence, not on how upset you are. Minor assault without injury, public nuisance, defamation, simple trespass and most neighbour disputes are non-cognizable. Because the power to arrest is a serious intrusion, the law reserves it for graver crimes.
In practice most NCs filed in Gudimangalam are not disputes at all — they are lost property. The copy you receive is what your insurer, bank, the RTO or the passport office will demand before issuing a duplicate. Our lost and found guide covers what to do for each document type.
If a station says your matter is “only an NC” but you believe a cognizable offence occurred, say so politely and ask for the refusal in writing. You can then escalate to the Superintendent of Police, or apply to a magistrate under Section 175(3) BNSS.
Commonly filed as an NC in Gudimangalam
| Aspect | FIR (Cognizable) | NC (Non-Cognizable) |
|---|---|---|
| Arrest without warrant | Permitted | Not permitted |
| Free copy for you | Yes — legally guaranteed | Yes — always ask for it |
| Typical offences | Theft, assault, burglary, fraud, kidnapping | Lost property, nuisance, minor disputes, defamation |
| Governing provision | Sec. 173 BNSS | Sec. 174 BNSS |
| Court permission needed | No | Yes |
| Goes to court as | Chargesheet or closure report | Only if a magistrate orders inquiry |
Everything the police can lawfully do about a serious crime begins with one document: the First Information Report. It is recorded under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which replaced Section 154 of the old Code of Criminal Procedure. Until an FIR exists the police have no legal basis to investigate, arrest, or seize evidence.
Only a cognizable offence gets an FIR. "Cognizable" means grave enough that an officer may arrest without first obtaining a warrant. Theft, burglary, assault causing hurt, kidnapping, rioting and murder all qualify. For anything less serious a station such as Gudimangalam Police Station records a Non-Cognizable entry instead.
You need no lawyer, no stamp paper, no written application and no fee. Walk in, tell the duty officer what happened, and they must write it down, read it back to you in a language you understand, and take your signature or thumb impression.
The one thing never to skip is your free copy. Section 173(2) BNSS entitles every informant to a copy at no cost — anyone asking you to pay is acting unlawfully. Note the FIR number, the date and the recording officer's name; you will need all three for insurance, for court, and for every follow-up. If a station refuses outright, our complaint guide sets out the escalation route to the SP and then to a magistrate.
No time limit applies to a serious offence, though a long unexplained delay may be raised by the defence at trial. Report promptly.
Keep the copy safe, note the Investigating Officer's name and number, and ask when to check back on progress.
Government photo ID, documents or bills relating to the incident, photographs, screenshots, and contact details for any witnesses.
Date, time and exact place, what was done and by whom, the value of anything lost, and any injury caused.
Most people's only contact with a police station has nothing to do with crime. It is verification — the background check behind a passport, a tenancy, a job or a licence. Knowing how it runs in Gudimangalam will save you weeks. Our guide to contacting the police covers what to prepare for each type.
Public gatherings, processions and loudspeaker use need prior permission from the local station or DCP office.
A landlord's legal obligation in most states. Requires the tenant's photo ID, previous address and employer details, and protects the landlord from later liability.
Often required for government jobs and licences. Issued by the station covering your address after a routine record check.
Certain trades — bars, cyber cafés, hotels, pawnbrokers — need a police no-objection certificate before licensing.
Verification is a free government service. No officer may charge for visiting your address or issuing a report. If asked for money, report it to the state Anti-Corruption Bureau or Vigilance Commission — see our sources and methodology.
Women and children are owed safeguards under Indian law considerably stronger than routine procedure, and every station — Gudimangalam Police Station included — must honour them. Knowing they exist is often the difference between a complaint being taken seriously and being talked out of the door.
Helplines: 1091 women's helpline, 181 domestic abuse, 1098 CHILDLINE, 112 any emergency. All free, all twenty-four hours, all working from a phone with no balance. See every emergency number explained.
Of everything reported to police in Gudimangalam, online fraud grows fastest and punishes delay hardest. Money leaving your account passes through mule accounts within minutes. Once withdrawn as cash or converted to crypto, recovery is close to impossible.
That is why 1930 exists. Run under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, it plugs into the system that can send a freeze instruction to the receiving bank in near real time. That window is the golden hour.
Call 1930 first — before your bank, before posting about it, before going to a station. Have the transaction ID, amount, time and your account number ready. Follow with a written complaint at cybercrime.gov.in, which returns a trackable acknowledgement number.
You may also report at any station including Gudimangalam Police Station. None may refuse for want of a cyber cell or because the offender is in another state — the loss occurred where you are. Our cybercrime reporting guide walks through the evidence to preserve.
Callers posing as police, CBI or customs claiming you are implicated and demanding money. No agency works this way.
Search-engine results leading to spoofed helpline numbers that talk you into screen-sharing.
Small payments for 'tasks' that build trust before a large deposit is demanded and vanishes.
Trading and crypto groups promising guaranteed returns, usually run through messaging apps.
Every police station in Gudimangalam is assigned a defined geographical area — its jurisdiction. As a rule the station covering the place where the incident happened is the one that investigates, not the station nearest your home.
It is the commonest reason people are sent away from a station and give up. A bag stolen on a train belongs to the Government Railway Police for that section of track. A car broken into in a mall car park belongs to the station covering the mall, even if you live thirty kilometres away. Online fraud follows where the loss occurred — generally wherever you are in Gudimangalam.
Zero FIR removes the burden of working this out. Introduced after the Justice Verma Committee, it lets you register an FIR at any station regardless of jurisdiction. The station numbers it zero, records the complaint in full, takes urgent action such as a medical examination, then transfers the file onward.
A station refusing a Zero FIR is not exercising discretion — it is committing an offence under Section 199 BNS, and for sexual offences that carries up to two years. The practical takeaway: in an emergency go to whichever station you can reach fastest. Sorting out jurisdiction is the police's job, not yours.
Behind the front counter a station splits into distinct functions, and going straight to the right one is the difference between twenty minutes and half a day.
The front desk is staffed continuously, including at night and on holidays. The duty officer there is your first contact for everything. If unsure whom to see, start here.
The writer or record room keeps the registers: FIR, NC, the general diary logging every event of the day, and the roznamcha recording officers' movements. Your free copy is produced here.
The malkhana is the secured store for seized and recovered property — where anything of yours sits until a court orders its release on superdari. The lock-up holds people in custody, never beyond twenty-four hours without a magistrate, never women overnight without a woman constable, and never a juvenile.
Most stations are busiest between ten and one. If your matter is not urgent, arriving early or late afternoon means a shorter wait — or skip the trip and check which station is actually closest to you first.
Your rights do not stop at the station door — that is where they matter most. Articles 20 and 21, reinforced by the Supreme Court in D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997), protect every person in India — complainant, witness or arrested person alike, and whether you are at Gudimangalam Police Station or anywhere else.
On arrest the officer must state the grounds, wear visible identification of name and rank, and prepare an arrest memo attested by a family member or a respectable local person, recording the time and place. You may have one friend or relative informed.
You must be produced before a magistrate within twenty-four hours excluding travel. Custody beyond that needs judicial authorisation. You may meet a lawyer of your choice during interrogation, and receive a medical examination every forty-eight hours.
Women cannot be arrested before sunrise or after sunset without a magistrate's prior written permission, and any arrest or search of a woman must be by a woman officer — see our women's safety guide. Anyone under eighteen goes before the Juvenile Justice Board, never an ordinary lock-up.
As a complainant, Section 179 BNSS matters too: a woman, anyone under fifteen or over sixty, and anyone with a disability or acute illness cannot be compelled to attend a station outside their district. In those cases the police must come to you.
Deleting the evidence
Screenshots, chat logs, call records and emails are evidence. Embarrassment is not a reason to destroy your own case.
Calling the bank before calling 1930
For online fraud the freeze instruction comes through the 1930 system. Minutes on hold with your bank are minutes the money keeps moving.
Accepting a verbal refusal
If a station refuses a cognizable offence, ask in writing, then escalate to the SP or a magistrate under Sec. 175(3) BNSS.
Leaving without your free copy
Both an FIR and an NC entitle you to a copy at no cost. Without it you cannot claim insurance, apply for duplicates, or prove you reported anything.
Going to the wrong station and giving up
Zero FIR means any station must record your complaint. Jurisdiction is sorted afterwards, by the police.
Signing something you have not read
Never sign a blank sheet or a statement not read back to you in a language you understand. You are entitled to both.
None of this is legal advice. For a matter already in court, or a serious allegation against you, speak to a qualified advocate. Free legal aid is available to every woman, every child and anyone below the income threshold through the District Legal Services Authority — start with our help guides.
Common questions about visiting, contacting and filing complaints at Gudimangalam Police Station in Gudimangalam.
The listed telephone number for Gudimangalam Police Station is 04252-273344. Use it for non-urgent enquiries — confirming the station handles your matter, checking which documents to bring, or asking whether a particular officer is on duty. In an emergency dial 100 or 112 instead, which reaches the Tamil Nadu control room and can dispatch the nearest unit.
See other stations near this oneGudimangalam Police Station is located at Gudimangalam, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu-641301 in Gudimangalam, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 641301. The map on this page gives turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are.
All police stations in GudimangalamGudimangalam Police Station is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, including public holidays, with a duty officer always at the front desk. It is busiest between roughly 10am and 1pm, so for anything non-urgent an early-morning or late-afternoon visit usually means a shorter wait.
Yes. Gudimangalam Police Station must register a First Information Report for any cognizable offence under Section 173 BNSS and cannot refuse. You are entitled to a free copy before you leave. Under Zero FIR the station must also record your complaint even if the offence occurred elsewhere, then transfer the file to the correct jurisdiction.
How to file an FIRVisit Gudimangalam Police Station and tell the duty officer what happened. For a non-cognizable matter — most often lost property such as a phone, wallet, passport or vehicle documents — the station records an NC entry and gives you a free copy. That copy is what your bank, insurer, the RTO or the passport office will ask for before issuing a duplicate.
Reporting lost propertyGudimangalam Police Station serves the Gudimangalam, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu-641301 area of Gudimangalam in Tiruppur district. Jurisdiction boundaries are set by the Tamil Nadu Police and can be redrawn, so call the station to confirm your address falls under it before travelling.
Police jurisdiction across Tamil NaduThe Station House Officer is the Inspector or Sub-Inspector currently in command, and the posting changes periodically with transfers, so we do not publish individual officer names. Ask at the front desk, or call ahead. Both an Inspector and a Sub-Inspector can register an FIR, so you need not wait for a specific officer.
If your address falls under this jurisdiction, yes — passport applications from PIN code 641301 are routed here automatically once you apply at a Passport Seva Kendra. A beat constable visits your address, so keep Aadhaar, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
Police verification explainedYes, and immediately — there is no twenty-four hour waiting period, despite the persistent myth. If the missing person is under eighteen, Gudimangalam Police Station must register an FIR straight away on the presumption of kidnapping and upload details to the TrackChild portal. Bring a recent photograph and a description of clothing.
Reporting someone missingAsk for the refusal in writing. Send a written complaint to the Superintendent or Deputy Commissioner of Police for Tiruppur by registered post, which Section 173(4) BNSS requires them to act on. If nothing follows, apply to a magistrate under Section 175(3) BNSS, who can order registration.
Escalating a refused complaintYes. Landlords letting property in Gudimangalam can submit tenant verification here, and households engaging drivers, cooks or security staff can do the same. It is free, and in many states it is a legal obligation rather than a courtesy. Several state forces now accept the form online.
Verification servicesIt depends on where the incident happened rather than where you live. If the location falls inside this station's jurisdiction, yes. If not, you may still report here — Zero FIR requires Gudimangalam Police Station to record a cognizable complaint and forward it to the correct station.
Compare stations in GudimangalamYes, for accidents within the Tiruppur jurisdiction. But if an accident is unfolding, call 112 first — the control room dispatches police and ambulance together and reaches you faster than travelling to a station. Indian law protects good-faith rescuers, and no hospital may refuse emergency treatment or demand payment first.
Traffic and accident guidanceBring a government photo ID such as Aadhaar, a driving licence or passport, plus anything relating to your matter — bills, receipts, agreements, photographs or screenshots — and the contact details of any witnesses. A short written summary with dates and times makes the visit noticeably faster.