Damodar Goutam Sawang

Damodar Goutam Sawang
IPS
Born (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963[1]
Awards 2002, 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]
Police career
Current status Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City
Department Andhra Pradesh Police
Badge number 19861086[1]
Country India
Years of service 1986[1]-present
Rank Director General of Police

Damodar Gautam Sawang is the present[6] Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City who was appointed in July 2015.[7]

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[8] in the residual Andhra Pradesh State.

Many police officers have been groomed[9] by Sawang, a few of whom include, Umesh Chandra and Stephen Raveendra.

Police appointments
Preceded by
A.R. Anuradha		 Director General of Vigilance and Enforcement Department,
Vijayawada City
July 2018 - Present		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
A. B. Venkateswara Rao[10]		 Commissioner of Police,
Vijayawada City
July 2015[10]- July 2018		 Succeeded by
Dwaraka Thirumalarao
Preceded by
Aruna Bahuguna		 Additional Director General of Police,
Andhra Pradesh Special Police
May 2012[11]-July 2015[10]		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Commissioner, UN Police,
United Nations Mission in Liberia
2009[12]-2012[11]		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Inspector General of Police
(Law and Order),
Andhra Pradesh Police
2008[13]-2009		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Central Reserve Police Force[3][14]
2005-2008		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
APSP Battalion, Kurnool
2004[15]-2005		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
T. A. Tripathi[16]		 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Special Intelligence Branch[15]
2003[16][17]-2004[15]		 Succeeded by
J. Purnachandra Rao[15]
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Warangal Range,[18]
Andhra Pradesh Police
2001[19]-2003[16][17]		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Home Guards,[19]
Andhra Pradesh Police
-2001[19]		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
D. T. Naik[20]
25.8.1990-24.7.1991[20]		 Superintendent of Police,
Warangal District
12.11.1992-19.5.1994[20]		 Succeeded by
Sudeep Lakhtakia[20]
13.6.1994-3.2.1996[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 2003 Medals
  4. ↑ CRPF will have 210 battalions by 2010, 7 March 2007
  5. ↑ President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
  6. ↑ AP Police
  7. ↑ "New Commissioner of Police assumes charge". The New Indian Express. 3 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Government of India
  9. ↑ Umesh Chandra
  10. 1 2 3 "Damodar Goutam Sawang IPS,transferred as Police Commissioner". Vijayawada City AP. 7 July 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Prasada Rao appointed DG of ACB". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 20 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Inter Press Service News Agency
  13. ↑ The New Indian Express, Andhra sorts out power tussle at anti-terror unit, appoints new IG, Hyderabad, 17 April 2008.
  14. ↑ Naxal Watch
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Major shake-up in police machinery". Times of India. Hyderabad. 13 June 2004.
  16. 1 2 3 Times of India, 1 January 2003
  17. 1 2 Suresh Mehrotra
  18. ↑ The Hindu, DIG tells police to work for new image, May 6, 2002
  19. 1 2 3 Times of India, Minor reshuffle of IPS officers, November 16, 2001.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 Warangal Police, Our Leaders
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