kotwal

Under native rule the kotwal was the chief of police in important towns, and the central police office in some towns is still called the kotwali after him.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

In certain parts of India he is known as the kotwal -- the official who stands forth to the poor as the impersonation of the might and majesty of the British raj. "

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

One kotwal, a Naib, four jemadars and twenty six chupprassies with an additional five men for the protection of the charsook is the entire police force of the City.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

In this case and many others Abd al-Rahman relied on the local kotwal or magistrate and his deputy the naib kotwal to execute his orders.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

This was produced, but the _kotwal_ besought the _sahibs_ to move on without delay, telling them that their lives were in imminent danger, as there was a rebel regiment in the town, and he was quite unable to protect them.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

A hakeem, or physician, and an astrologer, both in the Moslem style of dress, were seated close together, legs crossed beneath them; while a little apart were two Hindus, as the caste marks on their foreheads showed, a tax-collector from the country and a kotwal, or city magistrate.

Tales of Destiny Edmund Mitchell

Saying this, the kotwal uncrossed his legs and rose erect.

Tales of Destiny Edmund Mitchell

The kotwal of the district made an investigation, but I held my own counsel, and spoke not one word about the Ganapati or the blue diamonds.

Tales of Destiny Edmund Mitchell

In some villages there are still to be found both a kotwal and

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

The prince directed the kotwal and the policeman to the place where he had left the vizier's son, and there they found the fakir with his eyes shut and engaged in prayer.

Indian Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs 1885