Damodar Goutam Sawang

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Damodar Goutam Sawang

IPS
Born
Damodar Gautam Sawang

(1963-07-10) 10 July 1963 (age 58)[1]
Arunachal Pradesh
Other namesGautam anna
EducationB. A.
Police career
Country India
DepartmentAndhra Pradesh Police
Service years1986[1]-present
StatusDirector General of Police, Andhra Pradesh
RankDirector General of Police.pngDirector General of Police
Badge no.19861086[1]
Awards2002, Police Medal for Meritorious Service[2]
2003, Police Medal for Gallantry[3]
2005, CRPF Director General's Commendation Disc[4]
2015, President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service[5]

Damodar Gautam Sawang is the present[7] Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh who was appointed on 31 May 2019.[8]

Sawang is a Regular Recruit[1] of the Indian Police Service belonging to the 1986[1] batch and allocated to the Andhra Pradesh Police[1] cadre. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Sawang was retained[9] in the residual Andhra Pradesh State.[1]

Many police officers have been groomed[10] by Sawang during his posting in Warangal, including Stephen Raveendra.[1]

Police appointments
Preceded by
A.R. Anuradha
 Director General of Vigilance and Enforcement Department,
Vijayawada City
July 2018 - 31 May 2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
A. B. Venkateswara Rao[11]
 Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada
July 2015[11]- July 2018 		Succeeded by
Dwaraka Thirumalarao
Preceded by
Aruna Bahuguna
 Additional Director General of Police,
Andhra Pradesh Special Police
May 2012[12]-July 2015[11] 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Commissioner, UN Police,
United Nations Mission in Liberia
2009[13]-2012[12] 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Inspector General of Police
(Law and Order),
Andhra Pradesh Police
2008[14]-2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Central Reserve Police Force[3][15]
2005-2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
APSP Battalion, Kurnool
2004[16]-2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
T. A. Tripathi[17]
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Special Intelligence Branch[16]
2003[17][18]-2004[16] 		Succeeded by
J. Purnachandra Rao[16]
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Warangal Range,[19]
Andhra Pradesh Police
2001[20]-2003[17][18] 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Home Guards,[20]
Andhra Pradesh Police
-2001[20] 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
D. T. Naik[21]
25.8.1990-24.7.1991[21]
 Superintendent of Police,
Warangal District
12.11.1992-19.5.1994[21] 		Succeeded by
Sudeep Lakhtakia[21]
13.6.1994-3.2.1996[21]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. LIST OF IPS-OFFICERS WHOSE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. Retrieved 2015-12-27
  2. ^ 2002 Medals
  3. ^ a b 2003 Medals
  4. ^ CRPF will have 210 battalions by 2010, 7 March 2007
  5. ^ "President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b Sen and Sen Consultants, Our Team.[1]
  7. ^ AP Police
  8. ^ "Gautam Sawang is new DGP of Andhra Pradesh". Telangana today. 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ Government of India
  10. ^ Umesh Chandra
  11. ^ a b c "Damodar Gautam Sawang,IPS,transferred as Police Commissioner". Vijayawada City AP. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Prasada Rao appointed DG of ACB". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 20 May 2012.
  13. ^ Inter Press Service News Agency
  14. ^ Janyala, Sreenivas (17 April 2008). "Andhra sorts out power tussle at anti-terror unit, appoints new IG". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  15. ^ Naxal Watch
  16. ^ a b c d "Major shake-up in police machinery". Times of India. Hyderabad. 13 June 2004.
  17. ^ a b c Times of India, 1 January 2003
  18. ^ a b Suresh Mehrotra
  19. ^ "DIG tells police to work for new image". The Hindu. 6 May 2002.[dead link]
  20. ^ a b c "Minor reshuffle of IPS officers". Times of India. 16 November 2001.
  21. ^ a b c d e Warangal Police, Our Leaders
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