Rama Krishna Sangem
Battula Shivadhar Reddy, 1994 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre will be the boss of police forces of Telangana as the new DGP. He will assume office as the incumbent Jitender, IPS, will retire on attaining superannuation on October 1, Wednesday. Currently, Shivadhar is the head of the State intelligence wing as the DGP. Orders to this effect were issued on September 26 and Shivadhar called on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to formally receive its copy.
One of the very respected among his colleagues and peers in the police department, Shivadhar is considered to be a rule-book officer known for his professional approach and administrative acumen. As DG Intelligence, Shivadhar has earned the confidence of CM Revanth in the last couple of years. Generally, the CMs appoint only trusted persons as the intelligence wing heads to keep abreast of the happenings in the state. Early morning briefings apart, the intelligence chiefs will also be in touch the CM on any important matter.
Started as a lawyer
Reddy hails from Ibrahimpatnam, close to Hyderabad and graduated in LL.B. from Osmania University, Hyderabad. After practising as an advocate for some time, he cracked in the Civil Services Examination 1994 and was allotted to the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, he was allotted to the State of Telangana.
Shivadhr’s bio-data is rich and long. Reddy worked in different wings of the Police Department including traffic, intelligence, anti-corruption, personnel management and police administration. In the initial days of his service, he worked as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Anakapalli, Narsipatnam and Chintapalli Sub-Divisions, all in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
On promotion as Additional Superintendent of Police, he served in the Greyhounds as Squadron Commander and Additional Superintendent of Police, Bellampalli in Adilabad district. After attaining promotion, he served as the Superintendent of Police of Nalgonda, Srikakulam, Nellore and Guntur districts from 2000 to 2007.
UN assignment in Kosovo
He also worked as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Traffic, Hyderabad City, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, and Superintendent of Police, Special Intelligence Branch (SIB). He was deputed to the United Nations, and in 2003 served in the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
He worked as Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad City in June 2007 after the blast in Mecca Masjid and subsequent police firing that occurred in May, 2007, in which 14 people died and 68 persons injured. All important festivals in South Zone of Hyderabad City, passed off peacefully.
As Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP), Reddy served as Chief of Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) and Additional Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Andhra Pradesh. On promotion as Inspector General, he served as Director, ACB, and later appointed as Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam City, Andhra Pradesh. After the formation of the State of Telangana in 2014, he was selected by the newly formed Telangana Rashtra Samithi government to be the first Chief of Intelligence Department, in the rank of IGP.
Road safety initiatives
In 2021, Reddy launched “Arrive Alive”, a campaign for safer roads, while serving as Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam, which aims to help in spreading safe road awareness among the public and reducing road accidents and in 2016 he launched a public complaints box for police in Telangana.
He was posted as Inspector General of Police, Personnel Wing and continued in that position after his promotion as Additional Director General of Police (Addl DGP).[citation needed] In 2023, he was transferred to Railways and Road Safety wing.
In December 2023, he was chosen again by the newly formed Congress Government to head (Chief) the Intelligence Department in the rank of Additional Director General of Police. CM Revanth Reddy continued Shivadhar as the Chief of Intelligence after his promotion as Director General of Police in August 2024. This shows Revanth’s trust in Shivadhar.
Meritorious career
Reddy was awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry in 2002, the United Nations Medal in 2003,] the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2011,the Asadharan Aasuchana Kushalta Padak in 2018 for outstanding intelligence work,[5] and the President Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2020. In June 2025 he received a Certificate of Excellence from the Minister of External Affairs at New Delhi, for his service in passport verification using Telangana police’s app VeriFast, says Wikipedia.
“Friendly in nature”
“Shivadhar Reddy is a friendly nature IPS officer. He is both an able administrator and humane in approaches to people. He always follows the rule book yet maintains integrity and professionalism,” said a senior journalist who was a law classmate of Shivadhar Reddy in OU, while talking to Excel India. Shivadhar’s rise in ranks is an inspirations for all. Hard work and integrity will always pay dividends, said the friend preferring not to be quoted.
