The new Director General of Police (DGP, head of the police force) of Andhra Pradesh is Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, who is an alumnus of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), also known as Hyderabad Central University (HCU), a press release from the institute informed. 

A 1989 Indian Police Service (IPS) batch officer, Dwaraka Tirumala Rao pursued his Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics in 1985-87. 

Before being appointed as the Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh, he was the Commissioner of Public Transport Department and ex officio Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Department (APSRTC).

He was also the Director General (Railways) and Police Commissioner of Hyderabad and Vijayawada.

The University of Hyderabad extended their congratulations to Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on his latest significant assignment. 

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