Frederick Victor Arul (1917-2006) was a high-ranking

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n police officer and former director of

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. He was born in

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district

Early life and education

Arul was born on 24 November 1917 in Vazhayadi,

. He was educated at Loyola College and

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Tamil Nadu police

He began his career in 1938 in the Andhra region of erstwhile Madras State. He served as a DSP, SDPO, Addl.SP and Senior Superintendent in the districts of West Godavari,

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, Tiruchirappalli district and

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. He also commanded several Armed Police battalions. He served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in the then Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (CID), DIG of Madurai Range, and then the IG of Tamil Nadu . He also served as the Police Commissioner of Madras City for two terms, the first being from 1956 to 1959.

Central Bureau of Investigation

He served as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation from 31 May 1968 to 6 May 1971. He also became the first Indian to become the Vice-President of

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during his time in CBI serving in the Executive Committee of the Interpol as Vice-President for Asia in the 1970s.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arul, F. V. 1917 births 2006 deaths Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation Indian police officers Loyola College, Chennai alumni Madras Christian College alumni Tamil Nadu Police Interpol officials University of Madras alumni