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The Indian Imperial Police, referred to variously as the Indian Police or, by 1905, [1] the Imperial Police, was part of the Indian Police Services, the uniform system of police administration in British India, as established by Government of India Act 1858 and Police Act of 1861. It was motivated by the danger experienced by the British during ...
The Indian Police Service (abbr. IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services.It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Empire.
[6] [12] [11] The British garrison of 75 sowars, in two parties under Lieutenant-Colonel Gaussen and Lieutenant Harold Watson, together with a number of Indian Imperial Police officers defended the post for the next six hours. After hard fighting, during which the perimeter wall was overrun, the Marri withdrew just before dawn.
Indian police intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations ...
James Scott was born on 2 December 1895, [1] at Lancaster, England. [2] He attended George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. [2] In 1915 he joined the Indian Police Force. [2] He became attached to the 93rd Burma Infantry and completed three years of service with the Indian Army, and in 1918 was mentioned in Despatches.
After 1895, with the formation of British Indian Army, soldiers were awarded with gallantry awards alongside Imperial Service Troops of the princely states. Awards were also bestowed upon the personnel of Royal Indian Navy and of Royal Indian Air Force with its incorporation in 1932. Indian Imperial Police were also eligible for the police honours.
The Munshiganj Raebareli massacre was a massacre perpetrated by the Indian Imperial Police on 7 January 1921 at Munshiganj, Raebareli, India. [1] The official death toll as per British historians was minimal, while other estimates put the death toll in the hundreds. [1] A large mob assembled in Raebareli, demanding release of their leaders.
Major Sir John Arnold Wallinger KBE, DSO, CIE, KPM (25 October 1869 – 7 January 1931) was a British Indian intelligence officer who led the Indian Political Intelligence Office from 1909 to 1916. As a colonial policeman and counter-intelligence officer he became a specialist in countering those opposed to British rule in India , operating ...