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About Moreh Police Station
Moreh Police Station is a local police station serving the NH102, Moreh, Tengnoupal subdivision, Tengnoupal, Manipur area of Moreh in Tengnoupal district, Manipur. It falls within PIN code 795131. Like every police station in India it operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including public holidays.
Command of Moreh Police Station rests with a Station House Officer — an Inspector in a built-up area like Moreh, or a Sub-Inspector in a smaller posting. 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 Moreh typically handle far more everyday civic work — verification, lost property, disputes — than the serious crime that dominates public perception, and Moreh Police Station is no exception.
A direct landline for Moreh Police Station is not currently listed in our index. For any emergency, dial 100 or 112, which connects you to the Manipur police control room and can dispatch a unit to your location. For non-urgent matters, visiting the station in person is the most reliable route, or contact the Tengnoupal district police office.
Every service described below is provided free of charge. No officer at Moreh 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 Moreh Police Station
A police station handles a far wider range of everyday civic work than most people expect. These are the services Moreh Police Station provides to residents of Moreh and the surrounding Tengnoupal area.
Registering an FIR
For any cognizable offence — theft, burglary, assault, fraud, criminal intimidation — Moreh 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 Moreh most often need when a phone, wallet, passport or set of vehicle documents goes missing.
Women's helpdesk
Moreh 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 795131 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 Moreh 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 Moreh 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 Tengnoupal 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 Moreh can ask to be added at the front desk.
Visiting Moreh Police Station: What to Expect
Getting there. The station is located at NH102, Moreh, Tengnoupal subdivision, Tengnoupal, Manipur. 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 Moreh 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 Does "NC" Mean at a Police Station in Moreh?
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.
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 Moreh 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 Moreh
- Missing vehicle registration or insurance papers
- A minor boundary or parking dispute with a neighbour
- Lost academic certificates or mark sheets
- Misplaced government ration or pension documents
- Address or character verification for an employer
| Aspect | FIR (Cognizable) | NC (Non-Cognizable) |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation starts | Immediately | Only after a magistrate's order |
| Free copy for you | Yes — legally guaranteed | Yes — always ask for it |
| Court permission needed | No | Yes |
| Arrest without warrant | Permitted | Not permitted |
| Typical offences | Theft, assault, burglary, fraud, kidnapping | Lost property, nuisance, minor disputes, defamation |
| Goes to court as | Chargesheet or closure report | Only if a magistrate orders inquiry |
Filing an FIR at Moreh Police Station: What Actually Happens
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 Moreh 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.
What to state
Date, time and exact place, what was done and by whom, the value of anything lost, and any injury caused.
What to carry
Government photo ID, documents or bills relating to the incident, photographs, screenshots, and contact details for any witnesses.
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.
Do I Need to Visit a Station for Passport Verification?
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 Moreh will save you weeks. Our guide to contacting the police covers what to prepare for each type.
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.
Character certificate
Often required for government jobs and licences. Issued by the station covering your address after a routine record check.
Event and protest permission
Public gatherings, processions and loudspeaker use need prior permission from the local station or DCP office.
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 Should I Do in the First Hour After Being Scammed?
Cyber fraud is the fastest-growing category of crime reported in Moreh, 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 Moreh 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.
SIM swap
Your number is ported without consent so OTPs reach the attacker. Sudden loss of signal is the warning sign.
Matrimonial fraud
Long-running fake relationships on matrimonial sites ending in a money request.
UPI & bank fraud
Fake collect-requests and calls impersonating bank staff asking for an OTP. No bank ever asks for an OTP.
Job and task scams
Small payments for 'tasks' that build trust before a large deposit is demanded and vanishes.
What Is Zero FIR, and When Should I Use It?
Every police station in Moreh 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 Moreh.
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.
What Else Do Police Handle in Moreh?
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.
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.
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
Many urban forces now accept lost-article reports online and email a downloadable certificate — worth checking before travelling to a station.
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.
How Are Complaints by Women and Children Handled in Moreh?
Women and children are owed safeguards under Indian law considerably stronger than routine procedure, and every station — Moreh 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
- Domestic violence falls under the 2005 Act, allowing protection, residence and monetary relief orders.
- Workplace harassment is covered by the POSH Act, 2013, which requires an Internal Committee at every employer.
- Zero FIR applies fully — any station must record the complaint regardless of jurisdiction.
- A survivor with a disability may have an interpreter or special educator present, and the statement must be video recorded.
- A statement about a sexual offence must be recorded by a woman officer, at a place of the survivor's choosing — including her home.
For children
- Children in conflict with the law go before the Juvenile Justice Board, never a regular lock-up.
- Offences against children are handled under POCSO, 2012, which mandates child-friendly procedure throughout.
- Details of a child victim may not be published in any form, including on social media.
- CHILDLINE 1098 operates round the clock and will physically reach a child in distress.
- The officer recording a POCSO statement must not be in uniform, and the child must never be made to meet the accused.
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 My Rights Change Inside a 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 Moreh 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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Read the guideMoreh Police Station – Questions People Ask Most
Common questions about visiting, contacting and filing complaints at Moreh Police Station in Moreh.
What is the phone number of Moreh Police Station?
A direct landline for Moreh Police Station is not currently listed in our index. For emergencies dial 100 or 112, which connects to the Manipur police control room. For non-urgent matters, visiting in person is the most reliable route, or contact the Tengnoupal district police office.
See other stations near this oneWhere is Moreh Police Station located?
Moreh Police Station is located at NH102, Moreh, Tengnoupal subdivision, Tengnoupal, Manipur in Moreh, Tengnoupal district, Manipur, PIN code 795131. The map on this page gives turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are.
All police stations in MorehWhat are the opening hours of Moreh Police Station?
Moreh 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 Moreh Police Station?
Yes. Moreh 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 Moreh Police Station?
Visit Moreh 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 Moreh Police Station?
Moreh Police Station serves the NH102, Moreh, Tengnoupal subdivision, Tengnoupal, Manipur area of Moreh in Tengnoupal district. Jurisdiction boundaries are set by the Manipur Police and can be redrawn, so call the station to confirm your address falls under it before travelling.
Police jurisdiction across ManipurWho is the SHO of Moreh 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.
Does Moreh Police Station have a women's helpdesk?
Yes. Every police station in India, Moreh 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 resourcesWhat should I carry when visiting Moreh 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 missing person at Moreh Police Station?
Yes, and immediately — there is no twenty-four hour waiting period, despite the persistent myth. If the missing person is under eighteen, Moreh 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 missingIs Moreh Police Station the right station for my complaint?
It 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 Moreh Police Station to record a cognizable complaint and forward it to the correct station.
Compare stations in MorehCan I report cybercrime or online fraud at Moreh Police Station?
Yes, and Moreh Police Station cannot refuse on the grounds that the offender is elsewhere — jurisdiction follows where the loss occurred. For financial fraud call 1930 before visiting: it connects to the system that can freeze the receiving account, and that window is measured in minutes.
Cybercrime reporting stepsAre there other police stations near Moreh Police Station?
Yes — Moreh 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 MorehCan I report a road accident to Moreh Police Station?
Yes, for accidents within the Tengnoupal 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 guidance