kotwali

American  

[koht-wah-lee] / ˈkoʊt wɑ li /

Or kotwalee

noun

Indian English.

1. a police station.

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Etymology

Origin of kotwali

First recorded in 1835–45, kotwali is from the Hindi word koṭwālī

Example Sentences

The "antique FIRs" provide details into some 29 other similar cases that were registered at the city's five main police stations - Sabzi Mandi, Mehrauli, Kotwali, Sadar Bazar and Nangloi - between 1861 to the early 1900s.

From BBC

“We don’t know how big this is yet,” said Kotwali police inspector Shyamanand Mandal, when asked whether the charity’s other shelters had been involved in similar activities.

From Seattle Times

"The wedding rituals began around 7 p.m. and have now completed," Kajod Mal, a local police officer, told Reuters by telephone from Kotwali town, close to the wedding venue.

From Reuters

Kajod Mal, a local police officer, told Reuters by telephone from Kotwali town, close to the wedding venue.

From Reuters

After a little trouble and discreet inquiries he found a humble inn at the corner of the Moti Bazar, near the centre of the city and not far from the Kotwali—the head-quarters of the city police—and having left his wares and his camel in the charge of the bhatiyara, he sallied out into the thronging streets, to learn somewhat of the immense city in which, as he supposed, his lot was for some time to be cast.

From Project Gutenberg