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Dhoolpet Police Station is a police station located in Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, Telangana (PIN: 500012). The listed contact number is 040-27898040. This station serves: Dhoolpet, Osmangunj, Purana Haveli area.Source: Telangana Police.
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Primary Phone
040-27898040
Jurisdiction Area
Dhoolpet, Osmangunj, Purana Haveli area
This station handles police matters for the above areas. If your matter is in a different area, visit the police station that covers that locality.
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About Dhoolpet Police Station
Dhoolpet Police Station is a local police station serving the Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, Telangana area of Hyderabad in Hyderabad district, Telangana. It falls within PIN code 500012. Like every police station in India it operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including public holidays.
Jurisdiction. Dhoolpet Police Station is responsible for Dhoolpet, Osmangunj, Purana Haveli area. If an incident took place within that area, this is the station that will investigate it. If it happened elsewhere you may still report it here under the Zero FIR provision, and the file will be transferred to the correct station.
The officer in charge here holds the post of SHO, a rank filled by an Inspector in Hyderabad 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.
Stations serving areas like Hyderabad typically handle far more everyday civic work — verification, lost property, disputes — than the serious crime that dominates public perception, and Dhoolpet Police Station is no exception.
The listed landline for Dhoolpet Police Station is 040-27898040. 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 Dhoolpet 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.
Services Available at Dhoolpet Police Station
A police station handles a far wider range of everyday civic work than most people expect. These are the services Dhoolpet Police Station provides to residents of Hyderabad and the surrounding Hyderabad area.
Registering an FIR
For any cognizable offence — theft, burglary, assault, fraud, criminal intimidation — Dhoolpet Police Station must register a First Information Report under Section 173 BNSS. You are entitled to a free copy before you leave.
Filing an NC
Non-cognizable matters and lost property are recorded as an NC entry. This is what residents of Hyderabad most often need when a phone, wallet, passport or set of vehicle documents goes missing.
Women's helpdesk
Dhoolpet 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 & address verification
Passport applications from PIN 500012 are routed here for verification. The beat constable will visit your address, so keep photo ID, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
Tenant & staff verification
Landlords in Hyderabad can submit tenant verification here, as can households engaging drivers, domestic workers or security staff. The service is free.
Cybercrime complaints
Online fraud can be reported at Dhoolpet 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 & found reports
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.
Traffic & accident reports
Road accidents within the Hyderabad jurisdiction are recorded here. For an accident in progress call 112 first — the control room dispatches both police and ambulance.
Senior citizen assistance
Most state forces maintain a senior-citizen register and conduct welfare visits. Elderly residents living alone near Hyderabad can ask to be added at the front desk.
Visiting Dhoolpet Police Station: What to Expect
Getting there. The station is located at Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, Telangana. Use the map above for turn-by-turn directions — the Directions button opens your default maps application with the station already set as the destination.
When to go. Dhoolpet Police Station is open around the clock, but it is not equally busy around the clock. Mid-morning, roughly between ten and one, is the peak for walk-in complaints and verification queries. 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.
What to carry with you
- A government photo ID — Aadhaar, driving licence, voter card or passport
- Any documents relating to your matter: bills, receipts, agreements, prescriptions
- Photographs or screenshots, with the originals kept on your device
- Names and phone numbers of any witnesses
- A written summary of what happened, with dates and times, so nothing is forgotten
- A pen — and a second copy of anything you are handing over
Other Police Stations Near Dhoolpet Police Station
If Dhoolpet Police Station is not the right jurisdiction for your matter, or you simply need a station closer to where you are right now, these other stations serve Hyderabad and the surrounding area. Remember that under Zero FIR any of them must record a cognizable complaint regardless of where the offence took place.
Banjara Hills Police Station
Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
040-27898011
Jubilee Hills Police Station
Jubilee Hills Check Post, Hyderabad
040-27897922
Bowenpally Police Station
Bowenpally, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
040-27898030
Begum Bazaar Police Station
High Court Road, Begum Bazaar, Hyderabad, Nampally mandal, Telangana
What Is an NC at Dhoolpet Police Station?
NC stands for Non-Cognizable, and it is the term visitors most often leave still not understanding. 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.
What decides the category is the gravity of the offence in law, not how serious it feels. 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 Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad
- Address or character verification for an employer
- Misplaced government ration or pension documents
- Lost academic certificates or mark sheets
- A lost cheque book or bank passbook
- Missing vehicle registration or insurance papers
| Aspect | FIR (Cognizable) | NC (Non-Cognizable) |
|---|---|---|
| Free copy for you | Yes — legally guaranteed | Yes — always ask for it |
| Court permission needed | No | Yes |
| Governing provision | Sec. 173 BNSS | Sec. 174 BNSS |
| Investigation starts | Immediately | Only after a magistrate's order |
| Typical offences | Theft, assault, burglary, fraud, kidnapping | Lost property, nuisance, minor disputes, defamation |
| Can police refuse? | No, for a cognizable offence | They must still record the entry |
How Do I File an FIR at Dhoolpet Police Station?
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.
An FIR can only be registered for a cognizable offence — one serious enough that police may arrest without a magistrate's warrant. Theft, burglary, assault causing hurt, kidnapping, rioting and murder all qualify. For anything less serious a station such as Dhoolpet 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.
Getting updates
Under the 2023 codes you are entitled to a progress update within ninety days. Most state portals also allow status lookup by FIR number.
If the accused is unknown
An FIR does not require you to name anyone. 'Unknown persons' is perfectly normal and does not weaken your complaint.
What to avoid
Do not guess at facts you are unsure of, never sign a blank page, and never sign a statement that has not been read back to you.
What to state
Date, time and exact place, what was done and by whom, the value of anything lost, and any injury caused.
What Protections Do Women and Children Have in Hyderabad?
Indian law gives women and children procedural protections that go well beyond ordinary practice, and every station — Dhoolpet 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.
For women
- Medical examination is free at any government or private hospital under Section 397 BNSS.
- A statement about a sexual offence must be recorded by a woman officer, at a place of the survivor's choosing — including her home.
- The survivor's identity may not be disclosed — publishing it is itself an offence.
- A survivor with a disability may have an interpreter or special educator present, and the statement must be video recorded.
- Domestic violence falls under the 2005 Act, allowing protection, residence and monetary relief orders.
For children
- Reporting a known or suspected sexual offence against a child is legally compulsory — silence is itself punishable.
- Details of a child victim may not be published in any form, including on social media.
- The officer recording a POCSO statement must not be in uniform, and the child must never be made to meet the accused.
- A missing child must be registered as an FIR immediately, on the presumption of kidnapping or trafficking.
- Children in conflict with the law go before the Juvenile Justice Board, never a regular lock-up.
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.
What Else Do Police Handle in Hyderabad?
Traffic matters
For a hit-and-run, note whatever registration you can, look for nearby CCTV or dashcam footage, and register an FIR the same day.
Challans are largely electronic now. Check and contest them through your state transport portal or Parivahan. A disputed challan goes before a traffic magistrate, not the issuing officer.
Missing persons
There is no waiting period. The twenty-four hour rule is a myth with no basis in law, and the Supreme Court has directed that reports be registered immediately.
If the person is under eighteen, police must register an FIR at once on the presumption of kidnapping and upload details to TrackChild.
Lost and found
Lost documents and belongings are recorded as an NC, and that copy is what banks, insurers, the RTO and passport authorities require before issuing duplicates.
For a lost phone also file on the CEIR portal, which blocks the handset by IMEI across every Indian network and traces it if the SIM is changed.
What Is Zero FIR, and When Should I Use It?
Every police station in Hyderabad 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.
This trips people up constantly. 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 Hyderabad.
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.
Which Desk Do I Need at Dhoolpet Police Station?
A police station is not one undifferentiated room. Knowing which desk does what gets you to the right person faster.
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.
What Verification Services Can I Get at Dhoolpet Police Station?
Crime is not what brings most people to a station in Hyderabad. Verification is. Knowing how it runs in Hyderabad will save you weeks. Our guide to contacting the police covers what to prepare for each type.
Arms licence verification
A far deeper check involving neighbourhood enquiry, medical fitness and references. Expect several weeks.
Passport verification
Triggered when you apply at a Passport Seva Kendra. The beat officer visits your address — keep Aadhaar, a utility bill and any rental agreement ready.
NOC for a new business
Certain trades — bars, cyber cafés, hotels, pawnbrokers — need a police no-objection certificate before licensing.
Domestic staff checks
Verification of drivers, cooks and security staff is mandatory in several states. Most urban forces now accept this online.
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.
What Are My Rights at Dhoolpet Police Station?
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 Dhoolpet 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.
What Should I Avoid Doing at a Police Station?
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.
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.
Waiting to 'gather more proof'
You do not need a complete case to report. Police have investigative powers you do not — delay only loses evidence.
Paying for a free service
FIRs, NCs, copies and verification are all free. Any demand for money is itself reportable to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Not noting the officer's details
Record the name, rank and buckle number of whoever handles your matter. Every escalation route asks for it.
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.
More Help and Reference
How to contact the police
Every route to reach the police, and which one suits your situation.
Read the guideDhoolpet Police Station – Questions People Ask Most
Common questions about visiting, contacting and filing complaints at Dhoolpet Police Station in Hyderabad.
What is the phone number of Dhoolpet Police Station?
The listed telephone number for Dhoolpet Police Station is 040-27898040. 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 Telangana control room and can dispatch the nearest unit.
See other stations near this oneWhere is Dhoolpet Police Station located?
Dhoolpet Police Station is located at Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, Telangana in Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, Telangana, PIN code 500012. The map on this page gives turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are.
All police stations in HyderabadWhat are the opening hours of Dhoolpet Police Station?
Dhoolpet 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.
Can I file an FIR at Dhoolpet Police Station?
Yes. Dhoolpet 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 FIRHow do I file an NC at Dhoolpet Police Station?
Visit Dhoolpet 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 propertyWhich areas fall under Dhoolpet Police Station?
Dhoolpet Police Station covers Dhoolpet, Osmangunj, Purana Haveli area. If your incident occurred inside that area, this is the station that will investigate it. If it happened elsewhere you may still report here under Zero FIR.
Police jurisdiction across TelanganaWho is the SHO of Dhoolpet Police Station?
The 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.
Do I have to pay anything at Dhoolpet Police Station?
No. Registering an FIR or NC, receiving your free copy, address and tenant verification and lost-property reports are all free government services. No officer is entitled to charge for them. If you are asked for money, report it to the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau or Vigilance Commission.
Does Dhoolpet Police Station have a women's helpdesk?
Yes. Every police station in India, Dhoolpet Police Station included, must operate a women's helpdesk. A statement about a sexual offence has to be recorded by a woman officer and may be given at a place of the survivor's choosing, including her own home. The women's helpline 1091 and domestic-abuse line 181 both run around the clock.
Women's safety resourcesCan I do tenant verification at Dhoolpet Police Station?
Yes. Landlords letting property in Hyderabad 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 servicesHow do I report a lost phone to Dhoolpet Police Station?
File an NC at the station and keep the copy — your insurer and network operator will both want it. Also file on the CEIR portal, which blocks the handset by IMEI across every Indian network and continues tracing it even if the thief changes the SIM.
Lost phone and document guideAre there other police stations near Dhoolpet Police Station?
Yes — Hyderabad is served by several stations, and under Zero FIR any of them must record a cognizable complaint regardless of jurisdiction. If this station is not the right one for your matter, or simply not the closest to you right now, the nearby stations listed on this page are all valid alternatives.
All stations in HyderabadWhat happens if Dhoolpet Police Station refuses to register my complaint?
Ask for the refusal in writing. Send a written complaint to the Superintendent or Deputy Commissioner of Police for Hyderabad 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 complaintCan I get passport verification done at Dhoolpet Police Station?
If your address falls under this jurisdiction, yes — passport applications from PIN code 500012 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 explained