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'''H. J. Dora''' (1943 – 13 March 2026) was an Indian police chief who was the 1965 batch [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] of Andhra Pradesh cadre, the [[Director General of Police]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], and [[Central Vigilance Commission|Vigilance Commissioner]] for the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dora set to be next CISF DG |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/dora-set-to-be-next-cisf-dg/articleshow/1009370655.cms |website=The Times of India |date=31 January 2002 |language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="CISF">{{cite news |title=Speculation rife over top police jobs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/speculation-rife-over-top-police-jobs/articleshow/1414277357.cms |website=The Times of India |date=31 January 2002 |language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IWF fails to give explanation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/iwf-fails-to-give-explanation/story-4n7GUTFNo5uMYQej4PUvtJ_amp.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=5 April 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031120/sports.htm#1 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> In 1993, Dora was one of the 40-odd policemen marked for death by the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War|People's War Group]] (PWG).<ref>{{cite web |title=Naxalite violence pushes security in Andhra Pradesh to new levels |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19931115-naxalite-violence-pushes-security-in-andhra-pradesh-to-new-levels-811812-1993-11-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Dora was the recipient of [[President's Police Medal|President's police medal for Distinguished Services]], Police Medal for Meritorious services, and Police Medal of Gallantry.<ref>{{cite book |title=Annual Report of the Central Bureau of Investigation |date=1982 |publisher=Government of India, Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Personnel and Administrative Forms |page=91 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dora |first1=H.J. |title=Impact of Training on the performance of IPS Officers |url=https://www.svpnpa.gov.in/images/npa/pdfs/CompletedResearchProject/11_impactoftrainonperformance.pdf}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Dora was born in 1943 in a Telugu speaking Kalinga family of [[Srikakulam district]], [[Madras Province]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020224/nation.htm |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> After completing his Master's degree in Economics from [[Andhra University]] in [[Vishakhapatnam]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=Autobiography of former DGP H.J. Dora released |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/autobiography-of-former-dgp-hj-dora-released/article30724163.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=3 February 2020}}</ref> he joined the Indian Police Service in 1965.<ref>{{cite web |title=A vacancy in the CBI |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30250528.ece |website=frontline.thehindu.com |language=en |date=11 May 2001}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
From 1989 to late 1992, he served as the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. H.J. Dora, Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=651995 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> He later served as [[Commissioner of Police]], [[Hyderabad]] and as [[Director General]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naxalite terror and official attempts to counter it make news in Andhra Pradesh again |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime-stories/story/19850930-naxalite-terror-and-official-attempts-to-counter-it-make-news-in-andhra-pradesh-again-802015-2014-01-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He also worked as Director General, Central Industrial Security Force, Delhi and as Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission.<ref name="CISF" /><br />
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Dora joined the GMR group in 2006 as security adviser of the Delhi International Airport during the privatization transition after retiring from the police service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2026 |title=Former DGP H J Dora, HHA chief and APOA president, passes away at 83 - Khel khiladis.com |url=https://khelkhiladis.com/dora-hha-chief-and-apoa-president-passes-away/ |access-date=13 March 2026 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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He was also closely involved as an administrator with the hockey federation. He was a former president of the Hyderabad Hockey Association and the Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2026 |title=Former DGP H J Dora, HHA chief and APOA president, passes away at 83 - Khel khiladis.com |url=https://khelkhiladis.com/dora-hha-chief-and-apoa-president-passes-away/ |access-date=13 March 2026 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Dora died in Hyderabad on 13 March 2026, at the age of 83.<ref>[https://newsmeter.in/hyderabad/former-united-ap-dgp-hj-dora-passes-away-in-hyderabad-764532 Former united AP DGP HJ Dora passes away in Hyderabad]</ref><br />
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==Books==<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Dora |first1=Hec Je |title=Impact of Training on the Performance of IPS Officers |date=2012 |publisher=SVP National Police Academy |language=en}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Dora |first1=Hec. Je |title=Enṭīārtō nēnu |date=2011 |publisher=Emeskōbuks |location=Haidarābād |isbn=9789380409948}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Dora |first1=Hec. Je |title=Journey through turbulent times : an autobiography |date=2019 |location=Bengaluru |isbn=9789388478410}}<br />
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