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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nidigattu Sanjay&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 19 March 1967&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;List&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;), better known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N. Sanjay&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, is a [[Silver jubilee]] 1996&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;List&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;-batch Regular Recruit (RR) [[Indian Police Service]] Officer belonging to [[Andhra Pradesh]] cadre.  He has a good&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NRK&amp;quot;&amp;gt;English Tupaki, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar appoints IPS officer as special officer for Panchayat elections&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 26 January 2021.[https://english.tupaki.com/movienews/article/Nimmagadda-Ramesh-Kumar-appoints-IPS-officer-as-special-officer-for-Panchayat-elections/113466]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; record in police force.  Since 2017,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;List&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; he has been Director&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hindu, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top police officers polish their skills at firing range&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 11 July 2020.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/top-police-officers-polish-their-skills-at-firing-range/article32054227.ece]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; of Andhra Pradesh Police Academy in [[Anantapur]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/AMRDA/01~13252016HO_RT215.PDF Government of Andhra Pradesh, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;GO RT No. 215 dated 6 April 2016.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until it was moved to [[Mangalagiri]].  On 27 January 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.witnessinthecorridors.com/BureaDetails.aspx?id=23119 Witness in the Corridors&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 27 January 2021]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Recently, the Policeman was assigned&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NRK&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; a very sensitive role of [[Special Officer]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NRK&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; to monitor&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Elections should be fair, free, and bereft of intimidation, says SEC&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 30 January 2021.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/elections-should-be-fair-free-and-bereft-of-intimidation-says-sec/article33705527.ece]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections]].  He was appointed&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NRK&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; by State Election Commissioner, [[Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar|N. Ramesh Kumar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hindu, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;SEC asks district administration to motivate people to vote&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 2 February 2021.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sec-asks-district-administration-to-motivate-people-to-vote/article33727158.ece]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His brief included not only overseeing security arrangements for elections, and also apprising State Election Commission on efforts to contain malpractices.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Wire, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Andhra Pradesh: In Blow to Jagan Govt, State Election Commission to Hold Panchayat Polls&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 29 January 2021.[https://thewire.in/politics/andhra-pradesh-in-blow-to-jagan-govt-state-election-commission-to-hold-panchayat-polls]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The election exercise, which was held over four phases in February 2021, with a mechanism to receive&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hindu, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Poll Commission call centre receives 196 plaints on first day&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 12 February 2021.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/poll-commission-call-centre-receives-196-plaints-on-first-day/article33819914.ece]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and redress&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The New Indian Express, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Collectors, SPs will be responsible for failure to act on plaints, says SEC&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 4 February 2021.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/feb/04/collectors-sps-will-be-responsible-for-failure-to-act-on-plaints-says-sec-2259404.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; complaints.  Along with Ramesh Kumar, Sanjay toured the state, initiating confidence-building measures among voters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Hans India, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;AP municipal elections: Candidature to be reconsidered in case of forcible withdrawals&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1 March 2021.[https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ap-municipal-elections-2021-candidature-to-be-reconsidered-in-case-of-forcible-withdrawals-674608]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
After schooling and collegiate studies in [[Visakhapatnam]] and New Delhi,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;LeadTalks Conference, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N. Sanjay I.P.S. | Government | LeadTalks Hyderabad 2017&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 15 March 2018. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e6IWg0IeyI]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he took a diploma in mechanical engineering,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;List&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Sanjay joined [[Visakhapatnam Steel Plant]], where he worked for nearly 8 years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ID&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N. Sanjay, IPS IGP Training (AP Police)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, iDream News, 1 January 2019.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNg-qmbz1do]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also pursued a course in law&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;List&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; from [[Andhra University]], [[Waltair]].  With his father&amp;#039;s inspiration,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ID&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; he prepared for civil services.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the late nineties, Sanjay got selected to Indian Police Service and was trained in [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]], [[Mussorie]] and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]], [[Shivarampally]].  He was a Regular Recruit of 50th&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SVPNPA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; group of recruits at Police Academy, when it was under incumbency of Trinath Mishra, IPS.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.svpnpa.gov.in/memories/directors-gallery Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Directors&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Career==&lt;br /&gt;
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Sanjay served in different capacities in undivided Andhra Pradesh in districts of [[Warangal]], [[Nalgonda]], [[Kurnool]], [[Ananthapur]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] and [[Hyderabad]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ID&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In tackling crime, he faced [[Naxalism]], [[Communalism]] and [[Political faction|Faction]]alism and braved odds to rein in discipline.&lt;br /&gt;
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In Hyderabad City, he served as [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] (West Zone) during 2004 and was also Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration) in 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://dtf.in/wp-content/files/Indian_Police_Service_IPS_-_Civil_List_2014.htm &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Police Service (IPS) – Civil List 2014&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 2014]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During Sanjay&amp;#039;s tenure as DCP in Hyderabad in 2004, his jurisdiction (West Zone) witnessed a sensational case of crime&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/driver-of-balakrishna-arrested/227313 The Newswire, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Driver of Balakrishna arrested&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 9 June 2004]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; that involved [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] film star [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]].  There was also a shootout of a [[Leopard]], that irked [[Animal rights activism|Animal rights Activists]], which he reminiscences&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ID&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; that it was rather necessitated due to force of circumstances.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Times of India, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jubilee Hills holiday proves fatal for leopard&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 19 December 2004.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jubilee-hills-holiday-proves-fatal-for-leopard/articleshow/964000.cms]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sanjay also served in [[Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations]] (OCTOPUS) in 2010.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hindu, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;45 IPS officers transferred in Andhra Pradesh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 20 April 2010.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/45-IPS-officers-transferred-in-Andhra-Pradesh/article16371315.ece]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Post-bifurcation===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2014, during [[bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh]], the Police Officer chose to remain in residual Andhra Pradesh.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Provisional distribution of IPS officers between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 2014.[https://dtf.in/wp-content/files/Notification_dated_26.12.2014_-_Provisional_Distribution_of_IPS_officers_between_Andhra_Pradesh__Telangana.pdf]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On his preference, he was retained in Andhra Pradesh cadre.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Allocation of IPS officers to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 2014, p.18.[https://persmin.gov.in/ais1/docs/aptg-ips_AsOn_10Oct2014.pdf]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Even after bifurcation, he continued to serve in [[Telangana]] as Joint managing director of [[Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TOI&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Times of India, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Service of N. Sanjay IPS, Joint MD, APTRANSCO&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 18 January 2015.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-service-of-n-sanjay-ips1996-joint-mdvs-apgenco-are-withdrawn-from-the-energy-department-and-he-is-posted-as-igp-south-coastal-zone-vice-pv-sunil-kumar-ips1993-transferred-30000-plus-employable-pass-outs-and-growing-partner-with-teach-india-and-contribute-to-a-new-india-rising-teach-india-a-csr-initiative-by-the-times-of-india-/articleshow/45930210.cms]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until he was moved to Andhra Pradesh in early 2015 to serve as South Coastal Zone Guntur Range [[Inspector-general of police]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The New Indian Express, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;No Maoist Presence in Amaravati: DGP&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 28 April 2016.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/apr/28/No-Maoist-Presence-in-Amaravati-DGP-929998.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his two-year tenure as IGP, Sanjay continued to let the presence of Police known, to serve as a deterrent to those breaking the law.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;10TV Telugu News, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;No Compromise On Amaravati Security | Guntur IG Sanjay | Andhra Pradesh Government | 10TV&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 24 October 2016.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JIvmMbv1qg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2017,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;List&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; he was transferred as Director, Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, where he has been involved in overseeing training component of Policemen of [[State Police Services]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Inauguration of Induction Training for SCTSIs (Civil) – 2019–20 Batch&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 17 September 2019.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQ6n4rJ0L4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his first year in Ananthapur, there were 652 Stipendiary Cadet Trainee [[Sub-inspector]]s of Police of 2017 batch, out of which 165&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;AP Police Training, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Passing Out Parade SCTSIs , Police Training College Anantapuramu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 20 June 2018.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT82eP2cq0M]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; were women, a record 25% of total candidates passing out of the college.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;ETV Andhra Pradesh, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;SI Passing Out Parade at Anantapur&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 20 June 2018.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GteX2e-nz6w]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2018, when Andhra Pradesh Police released a training manual on investigation in [[Human trafficking]] by then [[Director general of police|Director-General of police]], R. P. Thakur in the presence of Social activist and [[Padma Shri]] awardee, [[Sunitha Krishnan]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The New Indian Express, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Manual on tackling human trafficking launched&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 22 August 2018.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/aug/22/manual-on-tackling-human-trafficking-launched-1861101.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sanjay was present and reaffirmed the commitment of Police force to include the manual in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Syllabi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of Police Training Colleges across the State.  With a spike in [[Cyber crimes]] and to better equip Police force,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;iDream News, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;IGP Sanjay IPS Speech at #IGNITE 2020 | DAY-2 | 1st AP Police Duty Meet&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 5 January 2021.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN7NOrLbiWY]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the Policeman conducted short-term courses among its Policemen on aspects to deal with it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;ETV Andhra Pradesh, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Interview With Sanjay Inspector General of Police | Cyber crime&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 25 August 2018.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV65ZcFkz6Y]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Under an [[E-governance]] project of [[National Crime Records Bureau]] under [[Government of India]], Sanjay was made a Nodal Officer in 2019&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;National Crime Records Bureau, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;List of CCTNS Nodal Officers (as on 18 February 2019)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.[https://ncrb.gov.in/sites/default/files/CCTNS_Nodal_Officers_list%20(As_on_18-02-2019)o.pdf]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; for Andhra Pradesh to oversee [[Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems]].&lt;br /&gt;
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| title = Director,&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Andhra Pradesh Police Academy,&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mangalagiri&lt;br /&gt;
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| title = [[Inspector-general of police]],&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; South coastal zone Guntur range&lt;br /&gt;
| years = 17 January 2015&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TOI&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; – 3 July 2017&lt;br /&gt;
| before = P. V. Sunil Kumar&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TOI&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| after = Vineet Brijlal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;New Indian Express, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;South Coastal Zone Guntur Range IGP inspects model police station of Nagarampalem&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 19 August 2019.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/aug/22/south-coastal-zone-guntur-range-igp-inspects-model-police-station-of-nagarampalem-2022489.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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