Known depredator

For the term "depredator", see Raid (military).

Known depredator (K.D.) is a term the Indian police use to classify criminals.[1] A known depredator is a petty criminal who commits crimes such as robbery or housebreaking. Every police station maintains a list of known depredators (more commonly known as a KD list) as part of the station diary.

Unaware of its English acronym, movie fans in Karnataka usually refer the main villain of a movie by the term "KD". Known Depredator is also the title of a Telugu film.

References

  1. ↑ Varuthapadaatha Vaalibargal blog, "Chennai Tamil" entry of Tuesday, December 26, 2006: KD - 1. Petty crook. 2. An unusually intelligent criminal. 3;Cunning person. English. Old Chennai police abbreviation for either "known delinquent", "known depredator" or "known defaulter" or "Known Denotified person". (Retrieved February 2, 2011.)
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