Policeman Nidigattu Sanjay IPS | |
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Born | Nidigattu Sanjay[3] 19 March 1967 [2] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh[2] |
Education | AMIE,[1] LL.B.[2] |
Alma mater | Andhra University, Waltair |
Police career | |
Country | India |
Department | Andhra Pradesh Police |
Branch | Criminal Investigation Department |
Service years | Indian Police Service, 7 September 1997[1]-present |
Status |
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Rank | Additional Director General of Police[2] |
Badge no. | 19961080[1] (Regular recruit of 50th batch[3]) |
Awards | Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak (2004)[1] |
Nidigattu Sanjay (born 19 March 1967[2]), better known as N. Sanjay, is a Silver jubilee 1996[2]-batch Regular Recruit (RR) Indian Police Service Officer belonging to Andhra Pradesh cadre. [4] At present, Sanjay is the Chief of AP Criminal Investigation Department. He also holds full additional charges as Director-General of AP Disaster Response and Fire Services and as Director, AP Police Personnel and Training.
Since 2017,[2] he has been Director[5] of Andhra Pradesh Police Academy in Anantapur,[6] until it was moved to Mangalagiri. On 27 January 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police.[7]
Earlier in 2021, the Policeman was assigned[4] a very sensitive role of Special Officer[4] to monitor[8] 2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections. He was appointed[4] by State Election Commissioner, N. Ramesh Kumar, IAS.[9] His brief included not only overseeing security arrangements for elections, and also apprising State Election Commission on efforts to contain malpractices.[10] The election exercise, which was held over four phases in February 2021, with a mechanism to receive[11] and redress[12] complaints. Along with Ramesh Kumar, Sanjay toured the state, initiating confidence-building measures among voters.[13]