Christopher Nelson (police officer)
Christopher Nelson | |
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| Occupation | Former IPS Officer |
Christopher Nelson is a retired Indian Police Service Officer and comes from Nagercoil in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
A postgraduate who studied economics, Nelson retired from policing in 2011 and was appointed as a full-time member of the Tamil Nadu Planning Commission.[1] He had held the rank of Inspector-general in the police.[2]
He has denied allegations that he was present at the controversial arrest of M. K. Karunanidhi, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, in 2001.[3]
Achievements
He was awarded the President's Police Medal in 1995. In September 2012 he was appointed an Information Commissioner for Tamil Nadu by the state's government.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "New Information Commissioners for TN". The New Indian Express. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Fitness test begins for constable recruitment". The Hindu. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Subramanian, T. S. (31 August 2001). "A questionable move". Frontline. Retrieved 27 April 2013.