KPS Gill dies at 82: Supercop scripted own doctrine indianexpress.com

IN the early 1970s, as crowds spilled out of Guwahati soccer matches, fans would often be greeted by the sight of an imposing, 6-foot Sikh officer, his lathi in hand, the star and Ashok Chakra on his epaulette identifying him as the city’s Superintendent of Police. If brawls broke out, the officer’s escort would round on the first man at hand, and a fearsome screaming would follow. “The first man at hand”, recalls one of Gill’s colleagues, “was someone we’d found with a talent for screaming, who we used to pay a few rupees. It worked really well”.