Anjani Kumar is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who served as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana and as the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City. He took charge as DGP of Telangana on 31 December 2022, succeeding M. Mahendra Reddy.Details of IPS officers belonging to 1989 – 1995 batches empanelled to hold DIG and equivalent level posts under the Government of India
http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/DIG-EMPL.pdf Earlier in his career, he served with the International Police Task Force (IPTF) from 1998 to 1999 during the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Mr. Anjani Kumar's BIOGRAPHY
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Education He studied at Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, and St. Xavier's, Patna. During his training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, he won the Maharaja of Tonk Cup for the Best Horse Rider of his batch and the RD Singh Cup for being the Best Swimmer of his batch.
Career Anjani Kumar has held the following posts during his career: April 2025: Director General, Prisons and Correctional Services, Andhra Pradesh 31 December 2022: Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, Telangana State 25 December 2021: Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Telangana, Hyderabad City 12 March 2018: Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Telangana Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Hyderabad City Inspector General of Police, Warangal Range, Telangana Deputy Inspector General of Police, Nizamabad Range, Telangana Chief of Greyhounds (elite anti-naxal unit), Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Chief of Counter Intelligence Cell, Andhra Pradesh Assistant Superintendent of Police, Jangaon, Telangana 20 August 1990: Appointed to IPS
Awards President's Police Medal for Distinguished Services – 2016 Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Services – 2007 National Award by Election Commission of India for Security Management – 2019 United Nations Peace Medal 1998 for working in the IPTF (International Police Task Force) at Bosnia-Herzegovina United Nations Peace Medal 1999 for working in the IPTF(International Police Task Force) at Bosnia-Herzegovina Aantarik Suraksha Medal (Internal Security Medal) by MHA Govt of India DG's Commendation Disc by DG CISF
During his IPS training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, he won:
Maharaja of Tonk Cup (Best Horse Rider) R.D. Singh Cup (Best Swimmer)
Works Anjani Kumar is the co-author of and supervised the production of the coffee table book, Journey of the Hyderabad City Police with Noopur Kumar. Anjani Kumar was Additional Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Hyderabad City during the time of the publication of the book.
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