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{{Infobox Officeholder
|name = "Khan Bahadur" Kowasji Jamshedji Petigara
|image = Sykes.1.jpeg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = Petigara receiving a decoration from the [[Governor of Bombay]] [[Frederick Sykes]]
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1877|11|24}}
|birth_place = [[Surat]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1941|03|28|1877|11|24}}
|death_place = Karachi

|resting_place =
|resting_place_coordinates =
|residence = Bombay (now Mumbai)
|nationality = Indian
|citizenship = Indian
|known_for = First Indian Police Commissioner
|alma_mater =
|occupation = Law enforcement
|title = Deputy Commissioner of Police
|term = 1928–1936
|predecessor =
|successor =
|party =
|spouse = Avambai Taleyarkhan Petigara
|partner =
|children =
|parents = Jamshedji Nusserwanji Petigara <br /> Dhunbhaiji Bastavalla
|relations =
|signature =
|website =
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}}

[[Khan Bahadur]] '''Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara''' [[Companion of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Imperial Service Order|ISO]], [[King's Police Medal|KPM]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]], [[Imperial Police|IP]] ({{lang-gu|કાવસજી જમશેદજી પેટીગરા}}) (24 November 1877 – 28 March 1941) was the first Indian to become the Deputy [[Commissioner of Police]] of the [[Mumbai Police]] in 1928. He was in charge of the Crime Branch division and was noted for his intelligence network. A decorated officer, he was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE), [[Companion of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) and awarded the [[King's Police Medal]]. Petigara was also awarded the [[Imperial Service Order]]. He was called by the honorific title "Khan Bahadur".<ref name="timeout">{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/aroundtown/aroundtown_feature_details.asp?code=55|title=Figureheads|last=Basu|first=Poulomi|date=22 August 2008|work=Time Out Mumbai|accessdate=3 September 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He joined the police force as a sub-inspector at the CID (Criminal Investigations Department), and gradually rose through the ranks. In 1928, he was promoted to the [[Indian Police Service]] rank, one that very few Indians achieved in those days.

Among his accomplishments was his role in foiling an attempt by [[Indian independence movement|Indian freedom activist]] [[Manabendra Nath Roy]] in toppling the government. Despite being a staunch loyalist of the [[British India]]n government, he was respected by Indian freedom fighters. When [[Mahatma Gandhi]] applied for a passport in 1931 to attend the second [[Round Table Conference]] in London, Petigara was cited as one of his references.<ref name="timeout" /> He retired from the police force in 1936.
[[Image:Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara statue.jpg|thumb|statue of Petigara near [[Metro Adlabs]] in South Mumbai.]]
On 1940-06-08 a statue of him was erected for the "valuable services rendered to the city". The statue is located near [[Metro Adlabs]] in [[South Mumbai]]. He died on 28 March 1941.<ref name="timeout" />

==Personal life==
Petigara was born on 24 November 1877 to Jamshedji Nusserwanji Petigara and Dhunbhaiji Bastavalla. He did his schooling in [[Surat]] in Gujarat, and later Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]). He was married to Avambai, the daughter of Jehangirshaw Ardeshir Taleyarkhan. They had one son. He was also the estate manager of [[Prince Aly Khan]] at Aga Khan building in [[Dalal Street]] in Mumbai. He died on 28 March 1941 after undergoing an operation.

==Decorations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! Rank
|-
| [[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]] – 1st class
| 1923
New

Year's

Honour <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32782|supp=y|page=12|date=29 December 1922}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Imperial Service Order]]
| 1926
[[King's Birthday Honours|King's Birthday Honour]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33179|supp=y|page=4417|date=2 July 1926}}</ref>
| Superintendent
|-
| [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| [[1931 New Year Honours|1931]]
New

Year's

Honour<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33675|supp=y|pages=11–12|date=30 December 1930}}</ref>
| Deputy Commissioner
|-
| [[Companion of the Indian Empire|CIE]]
| 1933
king's birthday Honour<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33946|supp=y|pages=3804–3805|date=2 June 1933}}</ref>
| Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch)
|-
| [[King's Police Medal]]
| [[1936 New Year Honours|1936]]
New

Year's Honour <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34238|supp=y|pages=17–18|date=31 December 1935}}</ref>
| Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001017191709/http://www.geocities.com/photosofindia/jillgrey.htm Photo of his felicitation]
* [http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/aroundtown/aroundtown_feature_details.asp?code=55 Figureheads]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:Police Commissioners of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Parsi people from Mumbai]]
[[Category:1877 births]]
[[Category:1941 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian justices of the peace]]
[[Category:Politicians from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]]
[[Category:People from Surat]]
[[Category:Parsi people]]

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