Name Bakshi Nath | Died 1988 | |
Rai Bahadur Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber (1897-1988), was a highly-decorated police officer in British and independent India.
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Career in Police
He remained loyal to the British Indian Government right up to the independence of India, and was entrusted with key investigations including the Babbar Akali Conspiracy Case of 1922, the Alipore Conspiracy Case of 1931 and the 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny. He was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1936), Letter of Appreciation from Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck (1941), War Services Medal (1947), King's Police and Fire Services Medal (1948) and the President of India's Police & Fire Services Medal (1953).
Family
Rai Bahadur Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber's family included some other well-known persons as well. He was a descendant of Bakshi Amar Singh, a governor during Sikh rule. He was related to Pandit Amir Chand Bombwal-a freedom fighter against British rule in India.