Hyderabad: Indian Police Service (IPS) officer V Dinesh Reddy will be Andhra Pradesh's new director general of police, the state government announced on Thursday.
The 1977-batch officer succeeds K Aravinda Rao, who retired on reaching superannuation.
Dinesh Reddy was selected for the top post after 1975-batch officer KR Nandan, who is the son-in-law of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, reportedly refused to accept the job while the government ignored four other officers senior to Dinesh Reddy for various reasons.
Nandan was unhappy over being ignored twice by the government for the top post.
The officers ignored include Home Secretary P Gautam Kumar, who had earlier challenged the appointment of his junior Aravinda Rao, in the administrative tribunal.
Dinesh Reddy was Director General of Vigilance and Enforcement before his appointment as DGP.
Hailing from Nellore district in the coastal Andhra region, he earlier served as Commissioner of Police in Hyderabad and as superintendent of police in various districts.
Thanking Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for reposing faith in him, Dinesh Reddy told reporters that he would do his best to rise to the expectations.
"Andhra Pradesh Police is considered one of the best police forces in the country and I will do my best to keep its flag high," said Dinesh Reddy.
Dinesh Reddy will retire in September 2013 on reaching superannuation.
The 1977-batch officer succeeds K Aravinda Rao, who retired on reaching superannuation.
Dinesh Reddy was selected for the top post after 1975-batch officer KR Nandan, who is the son-in-law of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, reportedly refused to accept the job while the government ignored four other officers senior to Dinesh Reddy for various reasons.
The officers ignored include Home Secretary P Gautam Kumar, who had earlier challenged the appointment of his junior Aravinda Rao, in the administrative tribunal.
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Hailing from Nellore district in the coastal Andhra region, he earlier served as Commissioner of Police in Hyderabad and as superintendent of police in various districts.
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"Andhra Pradesh Police is considered one of the best police forces in the country and I will do my best to keep its flag high," said Dinesh Reddy.
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