Telangana State Police Academy Explained

Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Telangana State Police Academy
Former Name:Andhra Pradesh Police Academy
Other Name:TSPA
Mottoeng:Requisite Knowledge, Necessary Skills, Right Attitude
Established:19 May 1986
Type:Government agency
Head Label:Director
Head:Abhilasha Bisht, IPS
City:Manchirevula, Hyderabad
State:Telangana
Country:India
Affiliations:UNODC
Campus:175acres
Colors:Maroon[1]

Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA), formerly Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, is a government institution in the state of Telangana, India that prepares candidates for service in the police and other law enforcement agencies, and in the fields of forensics, and criminal justice.

It is located in Manchirevula neighbourhood of Hyderabad, India. TSPA works in collaboration with UNODC. It is recognised as "Benchmark" Training Institute.

After the division of Andhra Pradesh state into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the academy was listed in Schedule 10 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and was subsequently renamed as Telangana State Police Academy.

Geography

Surrounded by hillocks in Himayat sagar, TSPA spreads over 175 acres. It is located about 25 km. from Hyderabad City along the Hyderabad – Chevella road. TSPA is just 20 km from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and just 14 km from Gachibowli IT zone.

History

Sri N.T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, laid the foundation stone for the academy in 1986. Police Officer Sri C. Anjaneya Reddy, IPS was the spirit behind the academy. Sri A.V. Subba Rao, IPS, Sri. H.J. Dora, IPS, Sri M.V. Krishna Rao, IPS, Sri Jaspal Singh, IPS, Sri A.K.Mohanty, IPS, Sri.M. Ratan, IPS, Dr.C.N. Gopin Natha Reddy IPS and Sri N. Sambasiva Rao, IPS contributed to the academy. Dr. M. Malakondaiah, IPS, Addl. DGP became the director on 25 May 2013.

The academy imparted professional training to trainees across India including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand and Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The academy trained 4,396 police personnel and prosecuting officers.

Courses

Induction Courses

In-service Courses

Faculty departments

Recognition

The Academy won recognition from:[4]

Museum

Dr Hankins TS Police Museum and Discovery center operates at the facility. It is named after Dr. Hankins, the first Inspector General of police for Nizam State during Nizam V and VI in 1880.[5]

Galleries

The museum has a Zulfiqar Sword that belonged to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.[6]

Other facilities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sacred Symbols . National Defence Academy. 2006 . 2011-05-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721051838/http://nda.nic.in/html/nda-sacred-symbols.html . 21 July 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Gov.in. appoliceacademy.gov.in. 1 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100218012649/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/induction.html. 18 February 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Gov.in. appoliceacademy.gov.in. 1 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20090904052744/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/inservice.html. 4 September 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: How Police Academies Work. 14 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.
  5. Web site: Gov.in. appoliceacademy.gov.in. 1 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031336/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/museum.html. 13 March 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Dr. Hankins A.P.Police Museum & Discovery Center . 28 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111010032328/http://www.appa.gov.in/museum.html . 10 October 2011 . dmy .
  7. Web site: Gov.in. appoliceacademy.gov.in. 1 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20090614032704/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/library.html. 14 June 2009. dead. dmy-all.

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