Christopher Nelson (police officer) explained

Christopher Nelson
Birth Place:	Nagercoil

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

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. He had held the rank of Inspector-general in the police.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Fitness test begins for constable recruitment . https://web.archive.org/web/20091216124802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/11/stories/2009121150620300.htm . dead . 16 December 2009 . 11 December 2009 . . 27 April 2013.
2. News: A questionable move . T. S. . Subramanian . Frontline . 31 August 2001 . 27 April 2013.
3. News: New Information Commissioners for TN . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808224102/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article599326.ece . dead . 8 August 2014 . The New Indian Express . 2 September 2012 . 27 April 2013.