Indian Imperial Police

The sanctioned strength of the I.P. officers in British India was 743 in 1924 of which 77 (10%) were Indians. In 1946, the sanctioned strength was 721 of which 221 (30%) were Indians. It comprised two branches, the Superior Police Services, from which the Indian (Imperial) Police would later be formed, and the Subordinate Police Service. Until 1893, appointments to the senior grades (i.e., Assistant District Superintendent and above) were mainly from European officers of the Indian Army. The highest rank in the service was the Inspector General for each province. The rank of Inspector General was equated and ranked with Brigadier The Indian Imperial Police was also the primary law enforcement in Burma, governed as a province of India, until 1937. Before WWII, the Indian Police routinely served as a source of cadre for MI5. ==Ranks of the Imperial (India) Police==

• Superior Services: • Inspector General of Police (Head of the state police) • Deputy Inspector General of Police (Head of Range Police) or Commissioner of Four cities (Madras, Bombay, Calcutta and Rangoon) • Superintendent of Police (Head of District Police) • Assistant Superintendent of Police (Head of sub divisional Police, specially main sub division of a district) • Subordinate services: • Deputy Superintendent of Police (Head of sub divisional Police). • Inspector of Police (Head of circle Police) • Sub Inspector of Police (Head of Police station) • Sergeant • Head constable • Naik • Constable ==Orwell==

George Orwell, with his real name Eric Blair, served in the Indian Imperial Police, in Burma, from 27 November 1922 to 12 July 1927, formally resigning while on leave in England (effective 1 January 1928) having attained the rank of Assistant District Superintendent at District Headquarters, first in Insein, and later at Moulmein. He wrote of how having been in contact with, in his own words, "the dirty work of Empire at close quarters" had affected his personal, political and social opinions. Some of his works referring to his experiences include "A Hanging" (1931), set in the notorious Insein Prison, and his novel Burmese Days (1934). Likewise, although he wrote that, "I loved Burma and the Burman and have no regrets that I spent the best years of my life in the Burma police.", in "Shooting an Elephant" (1936), his character stated that "In Moulmein in Lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people–- the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me." ==Notable members==

• Charles Tegart • George Orwell • Percival Griffiths • James Alexander Scott • John P. Saunders • T. Ramachandra Rao • Bhola Nath Mullik • Panchanan Ghoshal • Qazi Azizul Haque • Hem Chandra Bose ==References==