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Nizamabad Town Police Station is a police station located in Subhash Chowk, Nizamabad, Telangana, Nizamabad, Nizamabad district, Telangana (PIN: 503001). The listed contact number is 08462-237100.Source: Telangana Police.
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About Police Stations in Nizamabad
Police stations in Nizamabad operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They handle emergency response, FIR registration, NC reports, lost property, and more.
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About Nizamabad Town Police Station
Nizamabad Town Police Station is a local police station serving the Subhash Chowk, Nizamabad, Telangana area of Nizamabad in Nizamabad district, Telangana. It falls within PIN code 503001. Like every police station in India it operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including public holidays.
Nizamabad Town Police Station is commanded by a Station House Officer, normally an Inspector in an urban posting such as Nizamabad and a Sub-Inspector in smaller towns. 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 Nizamabad Town Police Station reflects its surroundings in Nizamabad — a steady mix of theft and property complaints, road-traffic matters, lost-document reports and routine address verification.
The listed landline for Nizamabad Town Police Station is 08462-237100. 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 Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad Town Police Station
A police station handles a far wider range of everyday civic work than most people expect. These are the services Nizamabad Town Police Station provides to residents of Nizamabad and the surrounding Nizamabad area.
Registering an FIR
For any cognizable offence — theft, burglary, assault, fraud, criminal intimidation — Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad most often need when a phone, wallet, passport or set of vehicle documents goes missing.
Women's helpdesk
Nizamabad Town 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 503001 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 Nizamabad 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 Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad 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 Nizamabad can ask to be added at the front desk.
Visiting Nizamabad Town Police Station: What to Expect
Getting there. The station is located at Subhash Chowk, Nizamabad, 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. The doors never close, but the queue is not constant. At Nizamabad Town Police Station, as at most stations, the heaviest walk-in traffic falls between about 10am and 1pm. 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
What Is an NC at Nizamabad Town Police Station?
NC stands for Non-Cognizable, and no other piece of station vocabulary causes as much confusion. 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 Nizamabad 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 Nizamabad
- A lost mobile phone, wallet or handbag
- Address or character verification for an employer
- A lost passport, PAN card or driving licence
- A pre-emptive record before a dispute escalates
- Lost academic certificates or mark sheets
| Aspect | FIR (Cognizable) | NC (Non-Cognizable) |
|---|---|---|
| Can police refuse? | No, for a cognizable offence | They must still record the entry |
| Investigation starts | Immediately | Only after a magistrate's order |
| Governing provision | Sec. 173 BNSS | Sec. 174 BNSS |
| Free copy for you | Yes — legally guaranteed | Yes — always ask for it |
| Goes to court as | Chargesheet or closure report | Only if a magistrate orders inquiry |
| Arrest without warrant | Permitted | Not permitted |
What Is an FIR and How Do I Register One at Nizamabad Town Police Station?
The First Information Report is the hinge on which any criminal case turns. 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.
The test is whether the offence is cognizable: serious enough to justify arrest without a warrant. Theft, burglary, assault causing hurt, kidnapping, rioting and murder all qualify. For anything less serious a station such as Nizamabad Town 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.
What to carry
Government photo ID, documents or bills relating to the incident, photographs, screenshots, and contact details for any witnesses.
Language rights
Your statement must be recorded in a language you understand and read back before you sign. Ask for this — it is not optional.
What to state
Date, time and exact place, what was done and by whom, the value of anything lost, and any injury caused.
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.
What Should a Woman Know Before Going to a Police Station in Nizamabad?
Indian law gives women and children procedural protections that go well beyond ordinary practice, and every station — Nizamabad Town 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
- Every station must run a Women's Helpdesk, staffed by a woman officer wherever posting strength allows.
- 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.
- A woman cannot be arrested between sunset and sunrise without a magistrate's written permission.
- Domestic violence falls under the 2005 Act, allowing protection, residence and monetary relief orders.
For children
- The officer recording a POCSO statement must not be in uniform, and the child must never be made to meet the accused.
- Children in conflict with the law go before the Juvenile Justice Board, never a regular lock-up.
- A missing child must be registered as an FIR immediately, on the presumption of kidnapping or trafficking.
- Reporting a known or suspected sexual offence against a child is legally compulsory — silence is itself punishable.
- CHILDLINE 1098 operates round the clock and will physically reach a child in distress.
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.
Do I Need to Visit a Station for Passport Verification?
For the majority of residents in Nizamabad, the only reason they ever deal with police is paperwork: the check underpinning passports, tenancies and job offers. Knowing how it runs in Nizamabad will save you weeks. Our guide to contacting the police covers what to prepare for each type.
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.
Arms licence verification
A far deeper check involving neighbourhood enquiry, medical fitness and references. Expect several weeks.
Tenant verification
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.
Police Clearance Certificate
States you have no adverse record — required by most immigration authorities. Apply via Passport Seva, not the station directly.
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.
Road Accidents, Missing People and Lost Documents — Who Do I Call?
Traffic matters
Road accidents are cognizable. Call 112 immediately and do not move vehicles unless someone needs hospital — Good Samaritan guidelines protect rescuers, and no hospital may refuse emergency treatment or demand payment first.
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.
Lost and found
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.
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.
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.
Carry a recent photograph, a description of clothing, details of any phone or vehicle, and the names of friends and places frequented.
Which Desk Do I Need at Nizamabad Town Police Station?
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.
What Should I Do in the First Hour After Being Scammed?
Cyber fraud is the fastest-growing category of crime reported in Nizamabad, and the one where speed matters most. 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 Nizamabad Town 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.
Job and task scams
Small payments for 'tasks' that build trust before a large deposit is demanded and vanishes.
Digital arrest scam
Callers posing as police, CBI or customs claiming you are implicated and demanding money. No agency works this way.
SIM swap
Your number is ported without consent so OTPs reach the attacker. Sudden loss of signal is the warning sign.
Sextortion
Threats to publish intimate images. Report it — the law protects you and your identity is not disclosed.
What Are My Rights at Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Walking into a police station does not suspend your constitutional rights. 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 Nizamabad Town 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?
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.
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.
Deleting the evidence
Screenshots, chat logs, call records and emails are evidence. Embarrassment is not a reason to destroy your own case.
Believing the 24-hour myth
There is no waiting period before reporting a missing person. Any station saying otherwise is wrong, and for a child it is seriously wrong.
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.
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Read the guideCommon Questions About Nizamabad Town Police Station
Common questions about visiting, contacting and filing complaints at Nizamabad Town Police Station in Nizamabad.
What is the phone number of Nizamabad Town Police Station?
The listed telephone number for Nizamabad Town Police Station is 08462-237100. 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 Nizamabad Town Police Station located?
Nizamabad Town Police Station is located at Subhash Chowk, Nizamabad, Telangana in Nizamabad, Nizamabad district, Telangana, PIN code 503001. The map on this page gives turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are.
All police stations in NizamabadWhat are the opening hours of Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Yes. Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Visit Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Nizamabad Town Police Station serves the Subhash Chowk, Nizamabad, Telangana area of Nizamabad in Nizamabad district. Jurisdiction boundaries are set by the Telangana Police and can be redrawn, so call the station to confirm your address falls under it before travelling.
Police jurisdiction across TelanganaWhat should I carry when visiting Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Bring 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.
Can I report a road accident to Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Yes, for accidents within the Nizamabad 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 guidanceWhat happens if Nizamabad Town 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 Nizamabad 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 complaintDoes Nizamabad Town Police Station have a women's helpdesk?
Yes. Every police station in India, Nizamabad Town 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 report a missing person at Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Yes, and immediately — there is no twenty-four hour waiting period, despite the persistent myth. If the missing person is under eighteen, Nizamabad Town 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 missingWho is the SHO of Nizamabad Town 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.
Are there other police stations near Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Yes — Nizamabad 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 NizamabadCan I do tenant verification at Nizamabad Town Police Station?
Yes. Landlords letting property in Nizamabad 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.
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