Frederick Victor Arul was a high-ranking Indian police officer and former director of Central Bureau of Investigation from Yangon.[1] He was born in Nazareth, Tirunelveli district
Early life and education
Arul was born on 24 November 1917 in Vazhayadi, Nazareth . He was educated at Loyola College and Madras Christian College in Chennai.[1]
Tamil Nadu police
He began his career in 1938 in the Andhra region of erstwhile Madras State. He served as a DSP, SDPO, ASP and Senior Superintendent in the districts of West Godavari, Kadapa district, Tiruchirappalli district and Prakasam district. He also commanded several Armed Police battalions. He served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in the then Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (CID), DIG of Madurai Range, and then the IG of Tamil Nadu .[2] He also served as the Police Commissioner of Madras City for two terms, the first being from 1956 to 1959.[1]
Central Bureau of Investigation
He served as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation from 31 May 1968 to 6 May 1971.[3] He also became the first Indian to become the Vice-President of Interpol during his time in CBI serving in the Executive Committee of the Interpol as Vice-President for Asia in the 1970s.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FV Arul passes away. The Hindu(16 June 2006).
- ↑ Rajagopalan returns as Tamil Nadu DGP
- ↑ Official CBI page
- ↑ CBI Director elected to Interpol panel(25 October 2002).