Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber

Rai Bahadur Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber (1897-1988), was a highly decorated police officer in British and independent India. He was a Muhiyal belonging to the Bhera branch of the Chhibber clan.

Career in Police

He remained firmly loyal to the British Indian Government right up to the independence of India, and was entrusted with key investigations including the Babbar Akali Conspiracy Case of 1922, the Alipore Conspiracy Case of 1931 and the 1946 Mutiny of the Royal Indian Navy. He was awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal of King George (1936), Letter of Appreciation from Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinlek (1941), War Services Medal (1947), King's Police and Fire Services Medal (1948) and the President's Police & Fire Services Medal (1953).

Family

Rai Bahadur Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber's family included some other well known persons as well. He was a descendant of Bakshi Amar Singh, a governor during Sikh rule, and his son-in-law Air Vice Marshal AD Datt and son Air Vice Marshal KK Bakshi retired as senior officers of the Indian Air Force. Others from his family include his Son Sachin Bakshi, retired from RAW and son-in-law Dr. D.S Mehta a well known Neurosurgeon

References

# The History of Mohyals by P.N. Bali (1986)