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Gosaiganj Police Station

NH135A, Gosaiganj, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh,Gosaiganj, Uttar Pradesh224161

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NH135A, Gosaiganj, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
District
Ayodhya
PIN Code
224161
GPS Coordinates
26.64085, 82.33600

Location Map

26.6409, 82.3360

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About Police Stations in Gosaiganj

Police stations in Gosaiganj operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They handle emergency response, FIR registration, NC reports, lost property, and more.

Open 24/7 including holidays
Must register FIRs for cognizable offences
Free FIR copy is your legal right
Women helpdesk available at all stations
Police station in Gosaiganj – Gosaiganj Police Station

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About Gosaiganj Police Station

Gosaiganj Police Station is a local police station serving the NH135A, Gosaiganj, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh area of Gosaiganj in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh. It falls within PIN code 224161. Like every police station in India it operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including public holidays.

Gosaiganj Police Station is commanded by a Station House Officer, normally an Inspector in an urban posting such as Gosaiganj 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 Gosaiganj Police Station reflects its surroundings in Ayodhya — a steady mix of theft and property complaints, road-traffic matters, lost-document reports and routine address verification.

A direct landline for Gosaiganj Police Station is not currently listed in our index. For any emergency, dial 100 or 112, which connects you to the Uttar Pradesh 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 Ayodhya district police office.

Every service described below is provided free of charge. No officer at Gosaiganj 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.

What you can do here

Services Available at Gosaiganj Police Station

A police station handles a far wider range of everyday civic work than most people expect. These are the services Gosaiganj Police Station provides to residents of Gosaiganj and the surrounding Ayodhya area.

Registering an FIR

For any cognizable offence — theft, burglary, assault, fraud, criminal intimidation — Gosaiganj 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 Gosaiganj most often need when a phone, wallet, passport or set of vehicle documents goes missing.

Women's helpdesk

Gosaiganj 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 224161 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 Gosaiganj 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 Gosaiganj 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 Ayodhya 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 Gosaiganj can ask to be added at the front desk.

Before you go

Visiting Gosaiganj Police Station: What to Expect

Getting there. The station is located at NH135A, Gosaiganj, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. 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 Gosaiganj 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

Do not travel here in an emergency

If a crime is in progress, someone is injured, or you are in immediate danger, calling is always faster than travelling. The control room can dispatch whichever unit is closest to you, which may not be Gosaiganj Police Station.

Most-asked question

NC or FIR — Which One Applies to My Complaint?

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 Gosaiganj 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 Gosaiganj

  • A minor boundary or parking dispute with a neighbour
  • A pre-emptive record before a dispute escalates
  • A lost mobile phone, wallet or handbag
  • A lost passport, PAN card or driving licence
  • Misplaced government ration or pension documents
The three routes a complaint can take. Which applies depends on the offence, not on which station you walk into.
Comparison of FIR and NC
AspectFIR (Cognizable)NC (Non-Cognizable)
Goes to court asChargesheet or closure reportOnly if a magistrate orders inquiry
Investigation startsImmediatelyOnly after a magistrate's order
Governing provisionSec. 173 BNSSSec. 174 BNSS
Free copy for youYes — legally guaranteedYes — always ask for it
Typical offencesTheft, assault, burglary, fraud, kidnappingLost property, nuisance, minor disputes, defamation
Court permission neededNoYes
First Information Report

What Is an FIR and How Do I Register One at Gosaiganj Police Station?

The decision the duty officer makes when you report something — and the escalation path if a cognizable offence is refused.

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.

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 Gosaiganj 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.

What to state

Date, time and exact place, what was done and by whom, the value of anything lost, and any injury caused.

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.

Is there a deadline?

No time limit applies to a serious offence, though a long unexplained delay may be raised by the defence at trial. Report promptly.

Inside the station

What Are the Different Rooms in a Police Station For?

A typical station layout. Smaller rural stations combine several functions into one room, but every one of them exists somewhere.

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.

Protection provisions

What Should a Woman Know Before Going to a Police Station in Gosaiganj?

Women and children are owed safeguards under Indian law considerably stronger than routine procedure, and every station — Gosaiganj 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.
  • Domestic violence falls under the 2005 Act, allowing protection, residence and monetary relief orders.
  • A woman cannot be arrested between sunset and sunrise without a magistrate's written permission.
  • Zero FIR applies fully — any station must record the complaint regardless of jurisdiction.
Full women's safety guide

For children

  • A missing child must be registered as an FIR immediately, on the presumption of kidnapping or trafficking.
  • The officer recording a POCSO statement must not be in uniform, and the child must never be made to meet the accused.
  • CHILDLINE 1098 operates round the clock and will physically reach a child in distress.
  • Details of a child victim may not be published in any form, including on social media.
  • Children in conflict with the law go before the Juvenile Justice Board, never a regular lock-up.
Child safety and CHILDLINE

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.

Everyday paperwork

How Long Does Police Verification Take at Gosaiganj Police Station?

The same five-step chain covers passport, tenant, employment and character verification — only the initiating authority changes.

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 Gosaiganj will save you weeks. Our guide to contacting the police covers what to prepare for each type.

Character certificate

Often required for government jobs and licences. Issued by the station covering your address after a routine record check.

NOC for a new business

Certain trades — bars, cyber cafés, hotels, pawnbrokers — need a police no-objection certificate before licensing.

Event and protest permission

Public gatherings, processions and loudspeaker use need prior permission from the local station or DCP office.

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.

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.

Digital crime

What Should I Do in the First Hour After Being Scammed?

Why the first sixty minutes matter more than anything you do afterwards.

Of everything reported to police in Gosaiganj, 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 Gosaiganj 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.

Fake customer care

Search-engine results leading to spoofed helpline numbers that talk you into screen-sharing.

Sextortion

Threats to publish intimate images. Report it — the law protects you and your identity is not disclosed.

Job and task scams

Small payments for 'tasks' that build trust before a large deposit is demanded and vanishes.

SIM swap

Your number is ported without consent so OTPs reach the attacker. Sudden loss of signal is the warning sign.

Which station is mine?

Do I Have to Go to the Station Nearest the Crime?

Jurisdiction decides which station investigates. Zero FIR decides where you may walk in — and the answer is anywhere.

Every police station in Gosaiganj 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 Gosaiganj.

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.

Know before you go

Do My Rights Change Inside a Police Station?

If any of these is denied, note the officer's name and buckle number and complain to the SP, the State Human Rights Commission, or your state's Police Complaints Authority.

Nothing about being inside a police station reduces the Constitution's protection. 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 Gosaiganj 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.

Avoid these

Mistakes That Cost People Their 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Which number to dial, and what happens after you call.

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Where this data comes from and how it is verified.

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How to contact the police

Every route to reach the police, and which one suits your situation.

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Lost and found

Recovering documents, phones and vehicles, and the CEIR portal.

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Questions & answers

Gosaiganj Police Station – Questions People Ask Most

Common questions about visiting, contacting and filing complaints at Gosaiganj Police Station in Gosaiganj.

What is the phone number of Gosaiganj Police Station?

A direct landline for Gosaiganj Police Station is not currently listed in our index. For emergencies dial 100 or 112, which connects to the Uttar Pradesh police control room. For non-urgent matters, visiting in person is the most reliable route, or contact the Ayodhya district police office.

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Where is Gosaiganj Police Station located?

Gosaiganj Police Station is located at NH135A, Gosaiganj, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh in Gosaiganj, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, PIN code 224161. The map on this page gives turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are.

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What are the opening hours of Gosaiganj Police Station?

Gosaiganj 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 Gosaiganj Police Station?

Yes. Gosaiganj 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 FIR

How do I file an NC at Gosaiganj Police Station?

Visit Gosaiganj 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 property

Which areas fall under Gosaiganj Police Station?

Gosaiganj Police Station serves the NH135A, Gosaiganj, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh area of Gosaiganj in Ayodhya district. Jurisdiction boundaries are set by the Uttar Pradesh Police and can be redrawn, so call the station to confirm your address falls under it before travelling.

Police jurisdiction across Uttar Pradesh

What happens if Gosaiganj 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 Ayodhya 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 complaint

What should I carry when visiting Gosaiganj 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 cybercrime or online fraud at Gosaiganj Police Station?

Yes, and Gosaiganj 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 steps

Can I report a road accident to Gosaiganj Police Station?

Yes, for accidents within the Ayodhya 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

Who is the SHO of Gosaiganj 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.

Can I do tenant verification at Gosaiganj Police Station?

Yes. Landlords letting property in Gosaiganj 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 services

How far is Gosaiganj Police Station from my location?

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Can I get passport verification done at Gosaiganj Police Station?

If your address falls under this jurisdiction, yes — passport applications from PIN code 224161 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