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The office of Commissioner of Police came into being after a certain Colonel Bruce, Inspector-General of Police with the Government of India, was sent to Bombay in 1864 to investigate local conditions and to make recommendations on the police force.<ref name="historical_sketch"/> |
The office of Commissioner of Police came into being after a certain Colonel Bruce, Inspector-General of Police with the Government of India, was sent to Bombay in 1864 to investigate local conditions and to make recommendations on the police force.<ref name="historical_sketch"/> |
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Before Frank Souter was appointed Police Commissioner in 1864, he saw action in 1850 as a volunteer fighter against the rebels in the Nizam's dominions. In 1854 he was appointed Superintendent of Police in Dharwar. Subsequently, he was credited for the capture of Nargund rebel chief during the [[Indian_Rebellion_of_1857|''Mutiny of 1857'']] and was awarded a ''sword of honour'' for this achievement. In 1859 he put to death a notorious outlaw named [http://ahmednagar.nic.in/gazetteer/his_modern_period.html ''Bhagoji Naik''] and captured the latter's followers, thus ending the activities of the Bhil brigands in northern Deccan; this an other acts of courage earned for Mr. Souter a recommendation for the Victoria Cross.<ref name="historical_sketch"/> |
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Two more accolades came to Mr. Souter in the next few years. In 1868 he was presented the C.S.I.<ref name="honorifics"/> award, and in 1875 he was knighted by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales.<ref name="historical_sketch"/> |
Two more accolades came to Mr. Souter in the next few years. In 1868 he was presented the C.S.I.<ref name="honorifics"/> award, and in 1875 he was knighted by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales.<ref name="historical_sketch"/> |
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The traditional system of ''Magistrates of Police'' and the ''Court of Petty Sessions'' were still in existence during the first thirteen years of Mr. Souter's term of office.<ref name="historical_sketch"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Sir Frank H. Souter, Kt., C.S.I.[2], C.I.E.[2] (1831 – 1888) was the first Police Commissioner of Mumbai, serving from 1864 to 1888. His father was a captain in the 44th Regiment who became a prisoner in Afghanistan in 1842.[3]Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
The office of Commissioner of Police came into being after a certain Colonel Bruce, Inspector-General of Police with the Government of India, was sent to Bombay in 1864 to investigate local conditions and to make recommendations on the police force.[3]
Before Frank Souter was appointed Police Commissioner in 1864, he saw action in 1850 as a volunteer fighter against the rebels in the Nizam's dominions. In 1854 he was appointed Superintendent of Police in Dharwar. Subsequently, he was credited for the capture of Nargund rebel chief during the Mutiny of 1857 and was awarded a sword of honour for this achievement. In 1859 he put to death a notorious outlaw named Bhagoji Naik and captured the latter's followers, thus ending the activities of the Bhil brigands in northern Deccan; this an other acts of courage earned for Mr. Souter a recommendation for the Victoria Cross.[3]
Two more accolades came to Mr. Souter in the next few years. In 1868 he was presented the C.S.I.[2] award, and in 1875 he was knighted by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales.[3]
References
- ^ Marco Tiggelaar (11/17/2014) - Actually this is just a practice, heheh
- ^ a b c Baldi, Roberta (editor of the notes). "A Legend of the Foreign Office". Retrieved December 11, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d S. M. Edwardes, C.S.L, c.v.o. stream/ bombaycitypolice030564mbp/ bombaycitypolice030564mbp_djvu.txt "The Bombay City Police - A Historical Sketch 1672-1916". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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