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May 02, 2007 12:51 pm |
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re: re: re: Kolkata Through Adwaitya's Eyes |
RAJAN ADVANI
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The Calcutta police always suffered from deficiency of manpower and in 1778 a rectification was attempted by appointing 700 paiks, 31 thanadars and 34 naibs. On 9 June 1785 the town was divided into 31 divisions, one under each thanadar. However, the department was continually criticised and Cornwallis (1793), Wellesley (1800), Minto (1808), Bentinck (1829) tried investigations and redressals to alleviate the disrepute. But the entire system was censured before the Fever Hospital Committee by almost all bureaucrats. Subsequently JH Patton, the chief magistrate, adopted radical reforms. That his efforts did not bear permanent advantages, can be surmised from the fact that Canning had to resort to fresh measures (1860-1862). In the mean time, John Palmer, the 'Prince of Merchants', died a pauper in 1835 and his palatial building-complex in Lalbazar was bought for 2 lakh sicca rupees to provide a permanent headquarter to the Calcutta Police. In 1793 all the darogas, barring a single exception, were Muslims. In May 1850, the tradition was maintained by appointing Sheikh Molaim the first Indian police inspector of Calcutta.
THIS WAS JOHN PALMER'S PALACE PURCHASED FOR 2 LAKHS!!
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