Nidigattu Sanjay
Policeman Nidigattu Sanjay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nidigattu Sanjay[3] 19 March 1967[2] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh[2] |
| Education | AMIE,[1] LL.B.[2] |
| Alma mater | Andhra University, Waltair |
| Police career | |
| Country | India |
| Department | Andhra Pradesh Police |
| Branch | Crime Investigation Department |
| Service years | Indian Police Service, 7 September 1997[1]-present |
| Status |
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| Rank |  Additional Director General of Police[2] |
| Badge no. | 19961080[1] (Regular recruit of 50th batch[3]) |
| Awards | Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak (2004)[1] |
Nidigattu Sanjay (born 19 March 1967[2]), better known as N. Sanjay, is a Silver jubilee 1996[2]-batch Regular Recruit (RR) Indian Police Service Officer belonging to Andhra Pradesh cadre. [4] At present, Sanjay is the Chief of AP Criminal Investigation Department. He also holds full additional charges as Director-General of AP Disaster Response and Fire Services and as Director, AP Police Personnel and Training.
Since 2017,[2] he has been Director[5] of Andhra Pradesh Police Academy in Anantapur,[6] until it was moved to Mangalagiri. On 27 January 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police.[7]
Earlier in 2021, the Policeman was assigned[4] a very sensitive role of Special Officer[4] to monitor[8] 2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections. He was appointed[4] by State Election Commissioner, N. Ramesh Kumar, IAS.[9] His brief included not only overseeing security arrangements for elections, and also apprising State Election Commission on efforts to contain malpractices.[10] The election exercise, which was held over four phases in February 2021, with a mechanism to receive[11] and redress[12] complaints. Along with Ramesh Kumar, Sanjay toured the state, initiating confidence-building measures among voters.[13]
Education
[edit]After schooling and collegiate studies in Visakhapatnam and New Delhi,[14] he took a diploma in mechanical engineering,[2] Sanjay joined Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, where he worked for nearly 8 years.[15] He also pursued a course in law[2] from Andhra University, Waltair. With his father's inspiration,[15] he prepared for civil services.
In the late nineties, Sanjay got selected to Indian Police Service and was trained in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Shivarampally. He was a Regular Recruit of 50th[3] group of recruits at Police Academy, when it was under incumbency of Trinath Mishra, IPS.[16]
Career
[edit]Pre-bifurcation
[edit]Sanjay served in different capacities in undivided Andhra Pradesh in districts of Warangal, Nalgonda, Kurnool, Ananthapur, Nizamabad and Hyderabad.[15] In tackling crime, he faced Naxalism, Communalism and Factionalism and braved odds to rein in discipline.
In Hyderabad City, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone) during 2004 and was also Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration) in 2013.[17] During Sanjay's tenure as DCP in Hyderabad in 2004, his jurisdiction (West Zone) witnessed a sensational case of crime[18] that involved Tollywood film star Balakrishna. There was also a shootout of a Leopard, that irked Animal rights Activists, which he reminiscences[15] that it was rather necessitated due to force of circumstances.[19] Sanjay also served in Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) in 2010.[20]
Post-bifurcation
[edit]In 2014, during bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the Police Officer chose to remain in residual Andhra Pradesh.[21] On his preference, he was retained in Andhra Pradesh cadre.[22] Even after bifurcation, he continued to serve in Telangana as Joint managing director of Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh[23] until he was moved to Andhra Pradesh in early 2015 to serve as South Coastal Zone Guntur Range Inspector-general of police.[24] During his two-year tenure as IGP, Sanjay continued to let the presence of Police known, to serve as a deterrent to those breaking the law.[25]
In 2017,[2] he was transferred as Director, Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, where he has been involved in overseeing training component of Policemen of State Police Services.[26] During his first year in Ananthapur, there were 652 Stipendiary Cadet Trainee Sub-inspectors of Police of 2017 batch, out of which 165[27] were women, a record 25% of total candidates passing out of the college.[28] In 2018, when Andhra Pradesh Police released a training manual on investigation in Human trafficking by then Director-General of police, R. P. Thakur in the presence of Social activist and Padma Shri awardee, Sunitha Krishnan,[29] Sanjay was present and reaffirmed the commitment of Police force to include the manual in Syllabi of Police Training Colleges across the State. With a spike in Cyber crimes and to better equip Police force,[30] the Policeman conducted short-term courses among its Policemen on aspects to deal with it.[31]
Under an E-governance project of National Crime Records Bureau under Government of India, Sanjay was made a Nodal Officer in 2019[32] for Andhra Pradesh to oversee Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Andhra Pradesh authorised cadre strength of the Indian Police Service (As on 1 January 2020), 2020, p.4.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k List of members of the IPS cadre borne on the Andhra Pradesh cadre
- ^ a b c SVPNPA alumni gallery.
- ^ a b c d English Tupaki, Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar appoints IPS officer as special officer for Panchayat elections, 26 January 2021.[2]
- ^ The Hindu, Top police officers polish their skills at firing range, 11 July 2020.[3]
- ^ Government of Andhra Pradesh, GO RT No. 215 dated 6 April 2016.
- ^ Witness in the Corridors, 27 January 2021
- ^ Elections should be fair, free, and bereft of intimidation, says SEC, 30 January 2021.[4]
- ^ The Hindu, SEC asks district administration to motivate people to vote, 2 February 2021.[5]
- ^ The Wire, Andhra Pradesh: In Blow to Jagan Govt, State Election Commission to Hold Panchayat Polls, 29 January 2021.[6]
- ^ The Hindu, Poll Commission call centre receives 196 plaints on first day, 12 February 2021.[7]
- ^ The New Indian Express, Collectors, SPs will be responsible for failure to act on plaints, says SEC, 4 February 2021.[8]
- ^ Hans India, AP municipal elections: Candidature to be reconsidered in case of forcible withdrawals, 1 March 2021.[9]
- ^ LeadTalks Conference, N. Sanjay I.P.S. | Government | LeadTalks Hyderabad 2017, 15 March 2018. [10]
- ^ a b c d N. Sanjay, IPS IGP Training (AP Police), iDream News, 1 January 2019.[11]
- ^ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Directors
- ^ Indian Police Service (IPS) – Civil List 2014, 2014
- ^ The Newswire, Driver of Balakrishna arrested, 9 June 2004
- ^ Times of India, Jubilee Hills holiday proves fatal for leopard, 19 December 2004.[12]
- ^ The Hindu, 45 IPS officers transferred in Andhra Pradesh, 20 April 2010.[13]
- ^ Provisional distribution of IPS officers between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 2014.[14]
- ^ Allocation of IPS officers to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 2014, p.18.[15]
- ^ a b c Times of India, Service of N. Sanjay IPS, Joint MD, APTRANSCO, 18 January 2015.[16]
- ^ The New Indian Express, No Maoist Presence in Amaravati: DGP, 28 April 2016.[17]
- ^ 10TV Telugu News, No Compromise On Amaravati Security | Guntur IG Sanjay | Andhra Pradesh Government | 10TV, 24 October 2016.[18]
- ^ Inauguration of Induction Training for SCTSIs (Civil) – 2019–20 Batch, 17 September 2019.[19]
- ^ AP Police Training, Passing Out Parade SCTSIs , Police Training College Anantapuramu, 20 June 2018.[20]
- ^ ETV Andhra Pradesh, SI Passing Out Parade at Anantapur, 20 June 2018.[21]
- ^ The New Indian Express, Manual on tackling human trafficking launched, 22 August 2018.[22]
- ^ iDream News, IGP Sanjay IPS Speech at #IGNITE 2020 | DAY-2 | 1st AP Police Duty Meet, 5 January 2021.[23]
- ^ ETV Andhra Pradesh, Interview With Sanjay Inspector General of Police | Cyber crime, 25 August 2018.[24]
- ^ National Crime Records Bureau, List of CCTNS Nodal Officers (as on 18 February 2019).[25]
- ^ Times of India, IPS N. Sanjay is new AP CID Chief, January 23, 2023.[26]
- ^ Newsmeter Network, IPS N. Sanjay is the new AP CID Chief, 23 January 2023.[27]
- ^ Hans India, Fire Services DG N Sanjay appointed as CID chief, PV Sunil Kumar asked to report GAD Pavan Hans News Service, 23 January 2023[28]
- ^ The Economic Times, Andhra names top IPS officer Dwaraka Rao as new commissioner of public transport, June 1, 2021.[29]
- ^ New Indian Express, South Coastal Zone Guntur Range IGP inspects model police station of Nagarampalem, 19 August 2019.[30]