Harish Kumar Gupta

Harish Kumar Gupta was born in Jammu and Kashmir (state).{{cite news |author= |date=1 January 2022 |title=Son of soil promoted as DGP in AP |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/son-of-soil-promoted-as-dgp-in-ap/

|work=Daily Excelsior |location=Jammu |access-date=6 May 2024}} He pursued his education in the town of Jammu. He schooled at the Government Sri Ranbir Model Higher Secondary School and then joined the Government Gandhi Memorial Science College from where he earned an undergraduate degree in sciences. Harish Kumar Gupta also pursued a course leading to an undergraduate law degree.{{fact|date=April 2025}}

As part of his interest and learning, Harish Kumar also pursued certificate and diploma courses at University of Cambridge (England), University of Louisiana, Louisiana (United States), the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

After clearing the examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, Harish Kumar chose the Indian Police Service and underwent training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie followed by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He was at the SVPNPA between 1991 and 1992 during the Directorships of P. D. Malaviya, IPS and Sankar Sen, IPS. Among those in the 1992 batch (45{{cite web |url=https://www.svpnpa.gov.in/home |title=Memories/Alumni Gallery|author= |date=6 May 2024 |website=|publisher=SVPNPA |access-date=6 May 2024 |quote=SVPNPA}} Regular Recruit) hailing from Andhra Pradesh Cadre include P. S. R. Anjaneyulu, IPS, K. V. Rajendranath Reddy, IPS and Nalin Prabhat, IPS. Harish Kumar was inducted into the Indian Police Service on 10 October 1992{{cite web|url=https://ais.ap.gov.in/CivilList/IPS|title=List of members of the Indian Police Service cadre borne on the Andhra Pradesh Cadre|date=6 May 2024|website=All India Services|access-date=5 May 2024}} and assigned the Undivided Andhra Pradesh Cadre.

Beginning as a probationer for a year from 1992 to 1993, Harish Kumar served in notable positions, raising up the ranks of the Indian Police Service. He was Assistant superintendent of police in the districts of Khammam, Medak and Peddapalli town. He then became Additional superintendent of police, serving from 1996 to 1997 in Karimnagar district and then moved over to Operations, serving in Nalgonda district. In 1997, he became Superintendent of Police in Krishna district. Harish Kumar moved to Hyderabad by the end of 1999, assuming the position of Commandant of Andhra Pradesh Special Police 1st Battalion, Yousufguda. In mid-2002, he shifted to the Criminal Investigation Department (India), Hyderabad. In December 2002, during the Commissionerate of M. V. Krishna Rao, IPS, he was appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of Police, heading South Zone, Hyderabad City Police. Later in 2004, he went to Nalgonda district where he served for two years as its superintendent of Police.

In the year 2006, Harish Kumar rose to the ranks of Deputy inspector general of police, serving as Joint Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City Police in the departments of Administration and Special Branch. This was during the Commissionerates of A. K. Mohanty, IPS, Balwinder Singh, IPS and B. Prasada Rao, IPS. In 2011, he moved to the Vigilance and Enforcement Department. The same year, in 2011, he was promoted as Inspector-general of police, overseeing Guntur range.{{cite news |author= |date=17 May 2012 |title=Urban, rural SPs to share bungalow |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2011/Sep/03/urban-rural-sps-to-share-bungalow-287385.html |work=The New Indian Express |location=Hyderabad/Guntur |access-date=9 May 2024}} In the ensuing year in 2012, he was moved to Legal{{cite news |author= |date=20 November 2012 |title=45 top IPS Officers transferred |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/45-top-ips-officers-transferred/articleshow/17288453.cms |work=Times of India |location=Online |access-date=6 May 2024}} department. In 2013, Harish Kumar was re-assigned Law and Order Department. During 2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Harish Kumar Gupta was Special Observer on behalf of the Election Commission of India to Ampati Assembly constituency in Meghalaya.{{cite book |author= |date=2013 |title=Information book on general election 2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/881824626 |location=Shillong |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer Meghalaya|page=30 |isbn=}}

With the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, Harish Kumar preferred Telangana cadre.{{cite report |title=Calculation of Regular Recruit Officers|url=https://ifs.nic.in/misc/aptg/APTG-IPS.pdf|publisher=All India Services|date=2014}} Based on a ratio of allocation arrived upon by the Government of India, he was retained in the residual Andhra Pradesh.{{cite report |title=Gazette of India Extraordinary, part II, section 3, sub-section (ii)|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|date=5 March 2015}} However, Harish Kumar contested his allocation before the Central Administrative Tribunal, urging it to allot him to Telangana cadre.{{cite news |author= |date=21 July 2016 |title=Four cops approach CAT for transfer from AP to TS |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2016/Jul/21/four-cops-approach-cat-for-transfer-from-ap-to-ts-942712.html |work=The New Indian Express |location=Online |access-date=6 May 2024}} His Lawyer Jonnalagadda Sudheer found fault with the allocation list, raising issues over the cadre allocation.{{cite news |author= |date=21 July 2016 |title=Andhra Pradesh cops want to shift |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210716/andhra-pradesh-cops-want-to-shift.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |location=Online |access-date=6 May 2024}}

In the residuary Andhra Pradesh, Harish Kumar continued to hold the position of inspector-general of police in the Departments of Law and Order and Technical Services from 2014 until 2017. He was then promoted as additional director general of police. From 2017 to 2022 he headed the Departments of Law and Order, Provisioning and Logistics and Home Guards. During this period, he was also designated as Nodal Police Officer at the service of students from Jammu and Kashmir (state) facing difficulty.{{cite press release |author= |title= Particulars of Nodal Police Officer who may be contacted by J&K students facing difficulty of any kind|url=https://www.jkpolice.gov.in/WebImages/Notice1.pdf |location=Jammu |publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Police |agency=Government of Jammu and Kashmir |date=22 February 2019 |access-date=2024-05-09}} In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he became Chairperson,{{cite news |author= |date=6 March 2020 |title=Major reshuffle: Andhra Pradesh Government transfers 20 IPS Officers |url=https://newsmeter.in/major-reshuffle-andhra-pradesh-government-transfers-20-ips-officers/ |work=Newsmeter Network |location=Online |access-date=6 May 2024}} State Level Police Recruitment Board{{cite press release |author= |title=IPS - Transfers and Postings of IPS Officers - Orders - Notified |url=https://gad.ap.gov.in/notifications/notices/2020gad_rt474.pdf |location=Amaravathi |publisher=General Administration Department |agency=Government of Andhra Pradesh |date=6 March 2020 |access-date=2024-05-06 }}

In early 2022 Harish Kumar got promoted as Director general of police, heading the Railways for a month. He then became Principal Secretary (Home), also holding full additional charge of Prisons and Correctional Services w.e.f. from 19 May 2022.{{cite press release |author= |title=IPS Transfers and Postings of certain IPS Officers-Notified |url=https://gad.ap.gov.in/notifications/notices/go-rt-916.pdf |location=Amaravathi |publisher=General Administration Department |agency=Government of Andhra Pradesh |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=2024-05-06 }}

With prisons in India in need of reformation, Harish Kumar took the onus of implementing changes in line with directions of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of special remission to life convicts.{{cite press release |author= |title=Prisoners - Grant of Special Remission to the life convicted prisoners as per the directions of the Honourable Supreme Court of India in SLP (Criminal) Number 529/2021 - Permanent Guidelines - Issued |url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/G.O.Ms_.No_.58%20%26%20Communicate.pdf |location=Amaravathi |publisher=Home Department|agency=Government of Andhra pradesh |date=16 March 2023 |access-date=2024-05-09}} A regional training skill centre was set up in Rajahmundry Central Prison{{cite news |author= |title=Foundation stone laid for Regional Training Centre in Rajahmundry Central Prison|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/foundation-stone-laid-for-regional-training-centre-in-rajahmundry-central-prison/article67536840.ece|work=The Hindu|agency=The Hindu Bureau|date=15 November 2023|access-date=9 May 2024|ref=none}} for skill development of inmates. During the 8th National Conference of Heads of Prisons of all States and Union Territories held in the port city of Visakhapatnam on 11 and 12 September 2023,{{cite news |last=Potnuru |first=Vasu |date=12 September 2023 |title= Govt improving amenities at Central jails: Vanitha|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/visakhapatnam/govt-improving-amenities-at-central-jails-vanitha-822019?infinitescroll=1 |work=Hans India |location=Visakhapatnam |access-date=9 May 2024}} Harish Kumar oversaw the arrangements for the conduct of the programme, held jointly by the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Andhra Pradesh Police. He also addressed{{cite news |last=Devalla |first=Rani |date=12 September 2023 |title=Governor stresses on use of technology in correctional administration |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/governor-stresses-on-use-of-technology-in-correctional-administration-822166 |work=Hans India |location=Andhra pradesh |access-date=9 May 2024}} the delegates in the presence of Balaji Srivastav, IPS and Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. In matters of inhuman conditions prevailing in Prisons in India, with special reference to those in the districts of Andhra Pradesh, Harish Kumar initiated the process of expansion of jails.{{cite press release |author= |title=Home Department - Prisons - Writ Petition (Civil) Number 406/2013 titled Re: Inhuman conditions prevailing in 1,382 prisons in India before the Honourable Supreme Court of India - Constitution of District Level Committees to assess the requirement of expanding the existing jails and acquiring the land to set up new jails within the district, depending on the current capacity and future demands of the district – Orders – Issued|url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec030b6ace9e8971cf36f1782aa982a7/uploads/2024/03/2024031235.pdf|location=Amaravathi |publisher=Home Department|agency=Government of Andhra pradesh |date=23 February 2024|access-date=2024-05-09}} To promote Recidivism, Harish Kumar involved inmates of Nellore Central Prison in fabricating racks{{cite news |last=Rangarajan|first=A. D.|date=19 April 2024|title=Can't vote, but inmates of Nellore Central Prison do their bit for this election|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/cant-vote-but-inmates-of-nellore-central-prison-do-their-bit-for-this-election/article68079801.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=9 May 2024|ref=none}} for storing Electronic Voting Machines in strong rooms during the conduction of simultaneous 2024 Indian general election and the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.{{fact|date=April 2025}}

On 6 May 2024, on the directions of Election Commission of India, he became the Head of Police Force of Andhra Pradesh Police.{{cite news |author= |title=Harish Kumar Gupta appointed as new DGP of Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/harish-kumar-gupta-appointed-as-new-dgp-of-andhra-pradesh-892700 |work=Deccan Chronicle |agency=DC group |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024|ref=none}} He had been appointed on the advice{{cite news |author= |title=EC appoints Harish Kumar Gupta as new Andhra Pradesh DGP|url=https://theprint.in/india/ec-appoints-harish-kumar-gupta-as-new-andhra-pradesh-dgp/2072161/ |work=The Print |agency=PTI |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024|ref=none}} of Election Commission of India. Harish Kumar Gupta's short-term appointment as Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) of Andhra Pradesh Police came at a crucial juncture when Andhra Pradesh went for simultaneous elections, both to the 2024 Indian general election and the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on 13 May 2024. His elevation, barely a week{{cite news |author= |title=Andhra assembly polls: ECI appoints new DGP|url=https://www.siasat.com/andhra-assembly-polls-eci-appoints-new-dgp-3021214/ |work=The Siasat Daily |agency=Siasat Press |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024|ref=none}} before the elections had raised eyebrows, what with the opposition parties accusing his batchmate and predecessor K. V. Rajendranath Reddy, IPS of being partisan.{{cite news |author= |title=EC appoints Harish Kumar Gupta as new Andhra Pradesh DGP|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/ec-appoints-harish-kumar-gupta-as-new-andhra-pradesh-dgp/article68145294.ece |work=Business Line |agency=The Hindu bureau |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024|ref=none}} After more than a month of being assigned the position of HoPF, Harish Kumar Gupta was re-assigned as Principal Secretary (Home) w.e.f. 19{{cite news |author= |date= |title=Andhra Pradesh Appoints New DGP: Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao Takes Charge |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2988759-andhra-pradesh-appoints-new-dgp-ch-dwaraka-tirumala-rao-takes-charge |work=Devdiscourse |location=Amaravathi |access-date=20 June 2024 }} June 2024 and a new Head of Police Force, Ch. D. Tirumala Rao, IPS, belonging to the 43rd Regular Recruit batch was appointed in his place.

As part of his service, Harish Kumar also won some medals, these include:

• Ati Utkrisht Seva Padak {{small|(2018)}}
• 20px President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service {{small|(2018)}}
• 20px Police Medal for Meritorious Service {{small|(2009)}}

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Ch. D. Tirumala Rao, IPS}}

{{s-ttl|title=Director General of Police (Head of Police Force),
Andhra Pradesh Police|years=6 May 2024 to 19 June 2024,
31 January 2025 to present}}

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Incumbent}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Inspector General and Director General and
ex officio Principal Secretary
(Vigilance & Enforcement),
General Administration Department,
Government of Andhra Pradesh|years=11 July 2024 to Present}}

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{{s-bef|before=Kumar Vishwajeet, IPS}}

{{s-ttl|title=Principal Secretary (Home),
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{{s-bef|before=Nidigattu Sanjay, IPS}}

{{s-ttl|title= Additional Director General of Police,
Criminal Investigation Department
Andhra Pradesh Police|years=8 June 2024 to 28 June 2024}}

{{s-aft|after=Ravi Shankar Ayyanar, IPS}}

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