AMARAVATI: With the term of incumbent Director General of Police (DGP) Dr M Malakondaiah is coming to an end in next 20 days, the race for Andhra Pradesh's top cop has intensified.
At least four senior IPS officers are competing with every other to occupy the coveted post.
The state executive shall be careful in making its alternatives transparent keeping in view of its political wishes in the ensuing election 12 months.
Andhra Pradesh DGP Dr M Malakondaiah (File Photo)
According to resources, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) leader RP Thakur is ahead of others in the race as he has excellent contacts with the top other people in the executive.
In reality, Thakur’s name has been doing the rounds for the previous two years. While the former DGP Nanduri Sambasiva Rao were given the danger amidst the Kapu reservations agitations in the state, Malakondaiah was once given the danger keeping in view of his quick stint in the carrier.
Sources said that the federal government big-wigs said to have confident Thakur that his name shall be considered after the retirement of Malakondaiah.
At present, six DGP-rank officers are operating in AP. While Thakur, D G Sawang, VSK Kaumudi and Vinay Ranjan Ray belong to 1986-batch, NV Surendra Babu and AR Anuradha are of 1987-batch.
VSK Kaumudi is working on central deputation and he is unlikely to go back to AP. Similarly, V R Ray, the DG of prisons did not consider himself as a candidate to stake declare for the top post.
However, Vijayawada city police commissioner Gautham Sawang, who has a excellent rapport with the TDP executive, is thought to have emerged as a powerful contender for the DGP post. He is reportedly giving a tough combat to RP Thakur.
Vijayawada city police commissioner Gautham Sawang
With both Nimmagadda Surendra Babu, ASPRTC managing director and his wife Anuradha (vigilance and enforcement DG) are considered to be tough nuts to crack, the state executive is unlikely to choose one of them for the top police post in particular in the election 12 months.
However, it needs to be noticed whether or not the sentiment of APSRTC managing director entering the sneakers of police leader may additionally paintings with Surendra Babu to grow to be DGP. Almost all of the previous DGPs worked as APSRTC managing directors sooner than taking the baton of police leader.
At least four senior IPS officers are competing with every other to occupy the coveted post.
The state executive shall be careful in making its alternatives transparent keeping in view of its political wishes in the ensuing election 12 months.
Andhra Pradesh DGP Dr M Malakondaiah (File Photo)
According to resources, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) leader RP Thakur is ahead of others in the race as he has excellent contacts with the top other people in the executive.
In reality, Thakur’s name has been doing the rounds for the previous two years. While the former DGP Nanduri Sambasiva Rao were given the danger amidst the Kapu reservations agitations in the state, Malakondaiah was once given the danger keeping in view of his quick stint in the carrier.
Sources said that the federal government big-wigs said to have confident Thakur that his name shall be considered after the retirement of Malakondaiah.
At present, six DGP-rank officers are operating in AP. While Thakur, D G Sawang, VSK Kaumudi and Vinay Ranjan Ray belong to 1986-batch, NV Surendra Babu and AR Anuradha are of 1987-batch.
VSK Kaumudi is working on central deputation and he is unlikely to go back to AP. Similarly, V R Ray, the DG of prisons did not consider himself as a candidate to stake declare for the top post.
However, Vijayawada city police commissioner Gautham Sawang, who has a excellent rapport with the TDP executive, is thought to have emerged as a powerful contender for the DGP post. He is reportedly giving a tough combat to RP Thakur.
Vijayawada city police commissioner Gautham Sawang
With both Nimmagadda Surendra Babu, ASPRTC managing director and his wife Anuradha (vigilance and enforcement DG) are considered to be tough nuts to crack, the state executive is unlikely to choose one of them for the top police post in particular in the election 12 months.
However, it needs to be noticed whether or not the sentiment of APSRTC managing director entering the sneakers of police leader may additionally paintings with Surendra Babu to grow to be DGP. Almost all of the previous DGPs worked as APSRTC managing directors sooner than taking the baton of police leader.
Race for Andhra Pradesh DGP hots up
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