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'''B. Prasada Rao''' (Telugu: ప్రసాద రావు; died 10 May 2021) was an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer from the 1979 batch of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] who served as the [[Director General]] (DGP) of [[Andhra Pradesh]] Police.<ref>[http://www.apstatepolice.org/APPW/jsp/userMenu.do?method=getEmpInfo "Andhra Pradesh Police"]. APStatePolice.org.</ref> He was appointed in charge [[Director General of Police]] (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh on 30 September 2013.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004165023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-01/hyderabad/42573834_1_law-and-order-situation-upsc-police-force "Prasada Rao is DGP in charge"]. Times of India. 2013-10-01</ref> Earlier he served as the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/departments/departments.asp?dep=13&org=83&category=Key%20Contacts "Anti-Corruption Bureau"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102233525/http://aponline.gov.in/apportal/departments/departments.asp?dep=13&org=83&category=Key%20Contacts |date=2 November 2013 }} APOnline.</ref> After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, he was deputed as Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India which is one of the key posts after the Union Home Secretary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2014/jun/30/Abrupt-Exit-a-Blessing-in-Disguise-for-Ex-DGP-630186.html|title=Abrupt Exit, a Blessing in Disguise for Ex-DGP?|newspaper=The New Indian Express | date=30 June 2014 | accessdate=2 September 2018 }}</ref> After his retirement he served as Professor in Physics and Director (Training, Placements and Industry Interface) at [[Bharat Institutions]], Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biet.ac.in/about-biet/eminent-professors|title=BIET|website=biet.ac.in|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811124544/http://biet.ac.in/about-biet/eminent-professors|archive-date=11 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Dr. Bayyarapu Prasada Rao did his Elementary Education from Municipal Elementary School, Narsaraopet, Guntur District; High School at Zilla Parishath High School, Kollur, Guntur District; Intermediate—Loyola College, Vijayawada, Krishna District, B.Sc (Physics) from Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, Krishna district.

Prasada Rao hailed from [[Guntur district]] of coastal Andhra. Earlier, he served as [[police commissioner]] of [[Hyderabad]] and [[Visakhapatnam]] and as [[superintendent of police]] of [[Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh|Nizamabad]], [[Karimnagar]] and [[Nalgonda]] districts.<ref>[http://www.apnewscorner.com/news/news_detail/details/2890/latest/Prasada-Rao-Appointed-As-DGP.html "Prasada Rao Appointed As DGP"]. APnewscorner.</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130928/news-current-affairs/article/prasada-rao-leads-race-dgp-post "Prasada Rao leads race for DGP post"]. Deccan Chronicle. 2013-09-28.</ref> He also served as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|AP State Road Transport Corporation]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/b-prasada-rao-named-interim-dgp-of-andhra-pradesh_880218.html "B Prasada Rao named interim DGP of Andhra Pradesh"]. Zee News India. 2013-09-30.</ref>
He did his M.Sc. (Physics) from [[IIT Madras|IIT (Madras)]] in 1977, continued to evince keen interest in physics. He still researched in his lab at home.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/prasada-rao-appointed-as-andhra-pradesh-dgp-incharge/article5186013.ece "There will be no friction with media, says in-charge DGP"]. The Hindu. 2013-10-01.</ref>
He also authored a book 'Word power to mind power', a unique method of learning and memorizing [[English language#Vocabulary|English vocabulary]] applying visualization and contextualization.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Prasada-Rao-named-acting-DGP-of-Andhra-Pradesh/2013/09/30/article1811777.ece "Prasada Rao named DGP of Andhra Pradesh"]. The New Indian Express. 2013-09-30.</ref>

== Career ==

Rao took over as in-charge head of the AP state's police forces on October 1, 2013. He succeeded V Dinesh Reddy. A post-graduate in Physics from IIT Madras, Prasada Rao joined the police service in 1979 and was allotted the AP cadre. He has been SP of Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda districts and served as SP Vigilance cell, SP Intelligence and commandant of the Central Industrial Security Force at Visakhapatnam and Bhopal. He was the DIG of Eluru and Kurnool ranges and also additional director of the Anti Corruption Bureau and DIG of the Security Wing of Intelligence. Rao served as the Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad and Cyberabad. He served as vice-chairman and MD of APSRTC and Additional DG (Law and Order) and Additional DG (Provisioning & Logistics). He won the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 1997 and the President's Police Medal for distinguished service in 2006
<ref>[https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2014-06-06/Grand-farewell-to-Prasada-Rao/97615"Grand farewell to Prasada Rao"]</ref>

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