IPS Pratap Reddy, New Inspector General of police (western range)

Mangalore: Mangalore has got a new  IGP  Pratap Reddy C H, a 1991 batch IPS officer. He is  to taken charge on Wednsday.Pratap Reddy, a BTech, Earlier He  was  adviser to National Association of Software and Services Companies (cyber security wing), Bangalore, since January 2009. Reddy started his career as assistant superintendent of police in Arasikere of Hassan district.

He received the chief minister’s medal for his efforts to maintain law and order during Mahamasthakabhisheka in 1994. Reddy, who hails from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, served in Bijapur and Gulbarga districts before he was moved to CBI in Mumbai and Bangalore.

About Pratap Reddy IPS:

Pratap Reddy is EX  Director of  Cyber Security, NASSCOM and is responsible for implementation of the Cyber Security Initiatives of NASSCOM through its India Cyber Labs Project which aims at capacity building in various Government Departments including Law Enforcement and Prosecution. He is an officer of the Indian Police Service (1991 batch, Karnataka Cadre) and is on deputation with NASSCOM since Feb, 2009. In his parent cadre he is an officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police.

• As a member of the Police Department, he is one of the rare officers with deep understanding and experience of technology issues,br> • Having joined the prestigious Indian Police Service / Karnataka Cadre in 1991, he has seen early service in the districts as Superintendent of Police, Bijapur and Gulbarga Districts and served as Commandant, Karnataka State Reserve Police, Bangalore
• Pratap was responsible for unearthing large scale financial frauds in Banking and Securities domain, while deputed to the Central Bureau of Investigation in Bangalore and headed the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch in Mumbai.
• As DIG of Police – Corps of Detectives, Karnataka led the much respected and premier specialized investigation agency in the state, and was involved in the areas of Special Enquiries, Homicides, Burglaries and Crime Against Women, investigations into financial frauds, rights violations by government agencies and

invasion of privacy • Most recently he was Deputy Inspector General of Police in Karnataka State Police heading the Communications Organization and Computer Wing • He developed and led a highly successful pilgrim flow management system for the 1993

Mahamastakabhisheka of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola which attracted millions of visitors over 11 days, including the President, Vice-President and the Prime Minister of India for which he was awarded the Karnataka Chief Minister’s Medal for Meritorious Service in 1994. •

Pratap recently received the President’s Republic Day Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2008.