Lall Bahadur Pradhan of Pacheykhani in East Sikkim is credited with being the first police officer of Sikkim Police. He joined the then Sikkim Durbar service in the Police establishment as the first trained and qualified Police Officer in the rank of Sub -Inspector and headed the organisation. An individual with the military spirit, he served the Durbar with his hard and dedicated work, efficiency, and intelligence for a short period of 8 years. The second son of Taksaari Chandrabir Pradhan, he was born in 1888. He received his early education in Gangtok. After completing schooling at Gangtok, he joined the Scottish Universities Missionary Institute at Kalimpong, where he studied up to class IX. He was then selected by Claude White, the then-Political Officer of Sikkim, to serve in the Political Office in Gangtok. At the time of joining the office, he was only 14 years old. He served the Political Office for seven years. When the administration was transferred under the d...
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