Thakur Bakhtawar Singh
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Bakhtawar Singh | |
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| Inspector General of Police | |
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| Born | Kolu, Malani Rajputana, British India |
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 State from monarchy to democracy and Merger in the Republic of India.[1] 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.[2]
His family belonged to village Kolu in Barmer District.