Thakur Bakhtawar Singh (also known as IG Bakhtawar Singhji) was the Inspector General of Police of Jodhpur (1946–48) while the transition of the

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...

State from monarchy to democracy and Merger in the Republic of India. One of the most irrepressible officers of his time, he killed, suppressed or brought to book many dreaded dacoits during his service in the Police Department.Who's who in India and Pakistan, 1948, page 1137

Background

His family belonged to village Kolu in Barmer District.

Career

He was trained initially at Phillaur Police Training School, Punjab and posted as an Inspector of Police in then Marwar in 1912. He was a pioneer in organising the Railway Police Branch in Jodhpur as a train used to run from

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in Sindh province.

Honours

He was awarded the King's Police Medal for Gallantry in 1929. In June 1946, the title of Rao Bahadur was conferred on him by Lord F.M.Wavell, Viceroy of India (1943–46).

References

* ''Memoirs of Marwar Police'' by Kishan Puri * ''Marwar Ka Itihas'' by V.N. Reu, vol. II * ''Marwar Ka Itihas'' by Jagdish Singh Gahlot {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Thakur Bakhtawar Year of birth missing Year of death missing Inspectors general Indian police officers