Gangadhar Nehru (1827 – 4 February 1861) was the Kotwal (chief police officer) of Delhi during the Indian War of Independence in 1857.[1][2][3][4] He was the father of freedom fighter and Congress leader Motilal Nehru and the grandfather of freedom fighter and first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[5][6][7][8][9]