Harish Kumar Gupta

Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS
Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS
Born	2 August 1965; Jammu and Kashmir (state)
Other names	Harish K. Gupta
Education	BSc (Jammu); LL.B (Jammu);
Alma mater	Government Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu; University of Jammu, Jammu; Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad; University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England); University of Louisiana, Louisiana (United States); Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore;
	Police career
Indian Police Service	Andhra Pradesh Cadre
Service years	10 October 1992-Present
Status	Head of Police Force (HoPF) (w.e.f. 31 January 2025); Vigilance & Enforcement and ex officio Principal Secretary (Vigilance & Enforcement), General Administration Department (w.e.f. 11 July 2024),;
Rank	Director general of police
Badge no.	19921011 of 1992 batch (45 Regular Recruit)
Awards	Ati Utkrisht Seva Padak (2018); President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2018); Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2009);

Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS, AUSP PPMDS PMMS (born 2 August 1965) is an Indian Police Service Officer currently serving as Director General, Vigilance & Enforcement and ex officio Principal Secretary (Vigilance & Enforcement) General Administration Department. He has also been reappointed as Director General of Police-Andhra Pradesh Police (Head of Police Force) with Full Additional Charge w.e.f. 31 January 2025.

Harish Kumar belongs to the 1992 batch (45 Regular Recruit) of the Indian Police Service. He hails from Jammu and Kashmir (state). His career spanning over three decades began in the nineties in Undivided Andhra Pradesh. After the bifurcation of the state in 2014, he was retained in the residuary Andhra Pradesh.

In the past, he held the position of Head of Police Force (HoPF) Andhra Pradesh Police from 6 May 2024 through 19 June 2024.

Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS
Born	(1965-08-02) 2 August 1965 Jammu and Kashmir (state)
Other names	Harish K. Gupta
Education	BSc (Jammu) LL.B (Jammu)
Alma mater	Government Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu University of Jammu, Jammu Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England) University of Louisiana, Louisiana (United States) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Police career
Indian Police Service	Andhra Pradesh Cadre
Service years	10 October 1992-Present
Status	Head of Police Force (HoPF) (w.e.f. 31 January 2025 (2025-01-31)) Vigilance & Enforcement and ex officio Principal Secretary (Vigilance & Enforcement), General Administration Department (w.e.f. 11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)),
Rank	Director general of police
Badge no.	19921011 of 1992 batch (45 Regular Recruit)
Awards	Ati Utkrisht Seva Padak (2018) President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2018) Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2009)