F. V. Arul

F. V. Arul
2nd Director of Central Bureau of Investigation
In office
31 May 1968  6 May 1971
Preceded by D. P. Kohli
Succeeded by D. Sen
Personal details
Born Frederick Victor Arul
24 November 1917
Rangoon, Burma
Died June 15, 2006(2006-06-15) (aged 88)
Chennai, India
Children one
Alma mater Loyola College
Occupation former director of Central Bureau of Investigation

F. V. Arul (Frederick Victor Arul) was a high-ranking Indian police officer and former director of Central Bureau of Investigation from Yangon.[1] His native place was from a small village Sundankottai in Thoothukudi district

Early life and education

Arul was born on 24 November 1917 in Rangoon, Burma . He was educated at Loyola College and Madras Christian College in Chennai.[2]

Tamil Nadu police

He began his career in 1941 in the Andhra region of erstwhile Madras state. He served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in the then Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (CID).[3] He also served as the Police Commissioner of Madras for two terms, the first being from 1956 to 1959.[4]

Central Bureau of Investigation

He served as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation from 31 May 1968 to 6 May 1971.[5] 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.[6]

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