HJ Dora is a 1965 batch
IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, the former
Director General of Police,
Andhra Pradesh and former
Vigilance Commissioner,
Government of India. Dora joined the Indian Police Service in 1965 and was allotted to
Andhra Pradesh Cadre. After serving as an additional D.G. of Police (C.I.D.), in Andhra Pradesh, he was promoted to the Director General of Police for the State in 1996. In 2002 he went on deputation as Director General of Police to the
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in
New Delhi.
He also served as the president of Indian Olympic Weight Lifting Association and was also the Chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent to the
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...
. In 1993, Dora was one of the 40-odd policemen marked for death by the
People's War Group (PWG).
Dora is the recipient of
President's police medal for Distinguished Services, Police Medal for Meritorious services, and Police Medal of Gallantry.
Early life
He was born in 1943 and hails from
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...
,
Andhra Pradesh. After completing his Masters's in Economics from
Andhra University in
Vishakhapatnam, he joined the Indian Police Service in 1965.
Career
From 1989 to late 1992, he served as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. He later served as
Commissioner of Police,
Hyderabad and as
Director General
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) or general director is a senior executive (government), executive officer, often the chief executive offi ...
and
Inspector-general of police, Andhra Pradesh. He served as a police officer in various districts including Anantapur, Karimnagar, and Krishna through 1984. After that, he served with the police intelligence for five years.
He also worked as Director General, Central Industrial Security Force, Delhi and as Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission.
Dora joined the GMR group in 2006 as advisor security of the Delhi International Airport during the privatization transition after retiring from the police service.
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References
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Living people
Indian civil servants
Indian Police Service officers
1943 births
Police Commissioners of Hyderabad