KARNATAKA POLICE
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KARNATAKA POLICE |
Police in Karnataka were called by various names in
different regions. After initiation of policing, they were initially called
Thoti, Talwar, Umbalidhar, Kattubidi, Neeraganti etc. The police primarily with
policing used to do other jobs entrusted to them. Mysore State was the predecessor
to Karnataka State, which was created on 1st November 1965. Sri. L. Rickets was
appointed as first Inspector General of Police. During the rule of Maharajas of
Mysore, the policing existed in different variants. Hukumnama or Kandachara was
issued for policing during the rule of Maharaja Mummudi Krishna Raja Wodeyar
(1799-1811) at old Mysore region under the British rule, when Sri. Poornaiah
was Dewan. The soldiers belonging to Maharaja’s infantry were entrusted with
responsibility of policing, which European soldiers supervised. Amaldhars (now
Tehasildhars) the revenue officers were Taluk Police Chiefs. They were assisted
by Faujidhars, who also collected taxes from peasants. The coat of arms of the
Karnata Police is the same as the state emblem with ‘Ganda Beruda’ with
mythical lion atop which written ‘Karnataka Police’ in a circular segment in
blue colour.
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