Walter Charles Rand
Walter Charles Rand was an Indian Civil Service officer in British India.
An epidemic of bubonic plague spread in Poona in 1896. In February 1897, Rand was appointed as plague commissioner of the city. Rand took measures that he noted as "perhaps the most drastic that had ever been taken to stamp out an epidemic." Rand's efforts to control plague were considered tyrannical and brutal by many in Poona including Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Rand and his military escort Lt. Ayerst were shot by Chapekar brothers on 22 June 1897. Ayerst died on the spot, while Rand died of his injuries on 3 July.
Prior to being posted at Poona, Rand was posted as assistant collector of Satara.
