B. Prasada Rao

{{Short description|Indian police officer (1955–2021)}}

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|name = B. Prasada Rao, IPS

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|birth_name = Bayyarapu Prasada Rao

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|09|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Vijayawada

|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|05|10|1955|09|11|df=y}}

|death_place = United States of America

|resting_place = Christian Cemetery, Narayanguda

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• B.Sc (Andhra) {{small|(1975)}}
• M.Sc (IIT) {{small|(1977)}}
• Ph.D (Sri Krishnadevaraya) {{small|(2014)}}

|alma_mater =

• Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada,
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,
• Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur

|known_for = Research in Physics

|notable_works =Studies on the Wave Particle Duality of Light

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|service_label = Indian Police Service

|service = 1979 batch; 32 Regular Recruit

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|department = Andhra Pradesh Police

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|serviceyears = 1979-2014 (35 years)

|status = Retired

|rank = Director General of Police

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Bayyarapu Prasada Rao (Telugu: బయ్యారపు ప్రసాద రావు; 11 September 1955 – 10 May 2021){{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/an-ips-officer-who-loved-his-physics-experiments/article34530785.ece|title=Bayyarapu Prasada Rao dies of cardiac arrest in U.S.|work=The Hindu|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2022-01-11}} was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the 1979 batch of the state of Andhra Pradesh who served as the Director General (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh Police.[http://www.apstatepolice.org/APPW/jsp/userMenu.do?method=getEmpInfo "Andhra Pradesh Police"]. APStatePolice.org. He was appointed in charge Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh on 30 September 2013.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004165023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-01/hyderabad/42573834_1_law-and-order-situation-upsc-police-force "Prasada Rao is DGP in charge"]. Times of India. 2013-10-01 Earlier he served as the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).[http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/departments/departments.asp?dep=13&org=83&category=Key%20Contacts "Anti-Corruption Bureau"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102233525/http://aponline.gov.in/apportal/departments/departments.asp?dep=13&org=83&category=Key%20Contacts |date=2 November 2013 }} APOnline. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, he was deputed as Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India which is one of the key posts after the Union Home Secretary.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2014/jun/30/abrupt-exit-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-ex-dgp-630186.html|title=Abrupt Exit, a Blessing in Disguise for Ex-DGP?|newspaper=The New Indian Express | date=30 June 2014 | access-date=2 September 2018 }} After his retirement he served as Professor in Physics and Director (Training, Placements and Industry Interface) at Bharat Institutions, Hyderabad.{{cite web|url=http://biet.ac.in/about-biet/eminent-professors|title=BIET|website=biet.ac.in|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811124544/http://biet.ac.in/about-biet/eminent-professors|archive-date=11 August 2016|url-status=dead}}