APPA

APPA, Hyderbad,Andhra Pradesh.

Established in 1986, the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy ( APPA )has been serving as a nodal agency and as an institution of higher learning for Police and other law enforcement agencies, including Forensic Scientists and Public Prosecutors. Surrounded by lush green hillocks in Himayat sagar, Hyderabad, theAndhra Pradesh Police Academy, spread over sprawling 175 acres, is located about 25 kms. away fromHyderabad City along Hyderabad – Vikarabad road.

Late Sri N.T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, laid the foundation stone for this prestigious Academy in 1986. The living legendary Police Officer Sri C. Anjaneya Reddy, IPS (Retd) was the spirit behind the inception of this great Academy. Great Police leaders like Sri A.V. Subba Rao,IPS(Retd), Sri.H.J.Dora,IPS(Retd), Sri M.V.Krishna Rao, IPS, late Sri Jaspal Singh, IPS, Sri A.K.Mohanty, IPS, Sri.M.Ratan, IPS and Dr.C.N.Gopin Natha Reddy have contributed immensely to this Academy. Sri Naduri Sambasiva Rao, IPS., Addl. DGP took over as the Director of Andhra Pradesh Police Academy on 22nd March, 2010. The Academy, by far the best Training Institute in the State of Andhra Pradesh, has gained International reputation has successfully imparted Professional Police Training to as many as Trainees Till December 2012, including Police personnel of various ranks from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand and Union Territory of Lakshadweep etc. Till date, the Academy has trained 92,668 personnel in 2695 courses of both Induction and In-service. 

The Academy, in collaboration with UNODC, trained 4,396 Police Personnel and Prosecuting Officers on horrendous crime like Human Trafficking with a missionary zeal and won the appreciation from Mr. Gary Lewis, Representative of UNODC, ROSA , Mr. Wan Joo Kim, Asst. Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, Dept. of Justice, USA, Mr. Thomas March Bell, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Human Trafficking, Mr. Evan Andrew Young, Dept. of Justice, United States, Mr. Duke Lokka, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office, US. Embassy, New Delhi and Dr. P.M. Nair, Project Coordinator, Anti Human Trafficking, UNODC.