by granting him a munsab and a jagir. Sir Salar
Jung who was Prime Minister and Regent, granted
him a munsab of Rs. 1,000 a month and a yagtV
near Amba (Mominabad). Besides this, he was
promised a suitable appointment under the
Nizam's Government, but had to wait till the time
of Salar Jung II, who appointed him Kotwal in
1884 and got him the title, Nawab Akbar Jung.
His appointment was a boon to Hyderabad be-
cause he soon made the police efficient and in
course of time as good as the British Indian police,
if not better. His name was a terror to evil-
doers and it was said that his police seldom
failed to detect any crime committed within its
jurisdiction. The public felt confident that in
cases of theft and robbery the stolen property,
or the bulk of it, would be recovered. His secret
service was so vigilant that almost every move-
ment of a questionable nature in Hyderabad
became known to them in proper time, and every
suspicious person arriving at Hyderabad from
British India was ' shadowed ' and kept under
observation while he remained here.
The Kotwal enjoyed the special confidence of
the sovereign and had to submit a daily report of
important events such as might be of interest to
the Nizam. This duty which he had to discharge
conscientiously made him disliked by certain
officials who were constantly involved in intrigues.
He also became unpopular with the Prime Minister,
Sir Viqar-ul-Umara, for similar reasons, but the
-Nizam continued to extend his support to him