The State government on Sunday (December 3) issued an order posting Ravi Gupta as Director-General of Police (Head of Police Force) with Full Additional Charge (FAC) with immediate effect. Mr. Ravi assumed charge within hours after the dramatic exit of the incumbent DGP Anjani Kumar.
An IPS officer of the 1990 batch, Mr. Ravi completed his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT-Kanpur in 1987. He completed his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT-Kanpur in 1989 and worked in Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) from 1989 to 1990.
Mr. Ravi was first allotted the Andhra Pradesh Cadre in 1990 and had an opportunity to work in various fields, including anti-extremist field, law and order, vigilance and enforcement, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Intelligence and the A.P. Secretariat. He worked as the Superintendent of Police in Nalgonda and West Godavari districts and Deputy Inspector General of Police of Warangal and Eluru ranges.
