Grand farewell to Prasada Rao

• He is the last DGP of united AP State
• Both States DGPs lead cops to bid adieu

Hyderabad: The last DGP of the undivided Andhra Pradesh State, B Prasada Rao, was given a fitting farewell at the Amberpet Police Grounds on Thursday. The two successors of B Prasada Rao – Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma and Seemandhra DGP JV Ramudu ¬¬- bade him farewell. Prasada Rao received a guard of honour from the police force. He will be joining the Government of Andhra Pradesh as home secretary.

Speaking at the occasion, the outgoing DGP said he was fully satisfied with his tenure as the DGP of undivided Andhra Pradesh. He lauded the police department for its service to the society. Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma said that Rao’s was a role model and his ethics continue to inspire professionals. The AP DGP also applauded the outgoing DGP for his distinguished service and leadership. Rao's father was a police constable.

Rao took over as in-charge head of the AP state’s police forces on October 1, 2013. He succeeded V Dinesh Reddy. A post-graduate in Physics from IIT Madras, Prasada Rao joined the police service in 1979 and was allotted the AP cadre. He has been SP of Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda districts and served as SP Vigilance cell, SP Intelligence and commandant of the Central Industrial Security Force at Visakhapatnam and Bhopal. He was the DIG of Eluru and Kurnool ranges and also additional director of the Anti Corruption Bureau and DIG of the Security Wing of Intelligence. Rao served as the Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad and Cyberabad. He served as vice-chairman and MD of APSRTC and Additional DG (Law and Order) and Additional DG (Provisioning & Logistics). He won the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 1997 and the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service in 2006.