Christopher Nelson (police officer)

Christopher Nelson is a retired Indian Police Service Officer and comes from Nagercoil in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]

Christopher Nelson
Born
OccupationFormer IPS Officer

A postgraduate who studied economics, Nelson retired from policing in 2011 and was appointed as a full-time member of the Tamil Nadu Planning Commission.[1] He had held the rank of Inspector-general in the police.[2]

He has denied allegations that he was present at the controversial arrest of M. K. Karunanidhi, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, in 2001.[3]

Achievements

He was awarded the President's Police Medal in 1995. In September 2012 he was appointed an Information Commissioner for Tamil Nadu by the state's government.[1]

References

  1. "New Information Commissioners for TN". The New Indian Express. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "Fitness test begins for constable recruitment". The Hindu. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. Subramanian, T. S. (31 August 2001). "A questionable move". Frontline. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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