Anjani Kumar is an Indian Police Service officer who is the former Director General of Police of Telangana. He took charge on 31 December 2022 succeeding M. Mahendra Reddy. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of the Telangana cadre. He also served with the International Police Task Force (IPTF) from 1998 to 1999 during the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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
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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