Harish Kumar Gupta

Other courses As part of his interest and learning, Harish Kumar also pursued certificate and diploma courses at University of Cambridge (England), Regular Recruit) hailing from Andhra Pradesh Cadre include P. S. R. Anjaneyulu, IPS, and assigned the Undivided Andhra Pradesh Cadre.

Undivided Andhra Pradesh Beginning as a probationer for a year from 1992 to 1993, Harish Kumar served in notable positions, raising up the ranks of the Indian Police Service. He was Assistant superintendent of police In the ensuing year in 2012, he was moved to Legal department. In 2013, Harish Kumar was re-assigned Law and Order Department. During 2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Harish Kumar Gupta was Special Observer on behalf of the Election Commission of India to Ampati Assembly constituency in Meghalaya.

Andhra Pradesh With the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, Harish Kumar preferred Telangana cadre. Based on a ratio of allocation arrived upon by the Government of India, he was retained in the residual Andhra Pradesh. However, Harish Kumar contested his allocation before the Central Administrative Tribunal, urging it to allot him to Telangana cadre. His Lawyer Jonnalagadda Sudheer found fault with the allocation list, raising issues over the cadre allocation.

In the residuary Andhra Pradesh, Harish Kumar continued to hold the position of inspector-general of police In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he became Chairperson, State Level Police Recruitment Board

In early 2022 Harish Kumar got promoted as Director general of police, heading the Railways for a month. He then became Principal Secretary (Home), also holding full additional charge of Prisons and Correctional Services w.e.f. from 19 May 2022. A regional training skill centre was set up in Rajahmundry Central Prison for skill development of inmates. During the 8th National Conference of Heads of Prisons of all States and Union Territories held in the port city of Visakhapatnam on 11 and 12 September 2023, Harish Kumar oversaw the arrangements for the conduct of the programme, held jointly by the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Andhra Pradesh Police. He also addressed the delegates in the presence of Balaji Srivastav, IPS and Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. In matters of inhuman conditions prevailing in Prisons in India, with special reference to those in the districts of Andhra Pradesh, Harish Kumar initiated the process of expansion of jails. To promote Recidivism, Harish Kumar involved inmates of Nellore Central Prison in fabricating racks for storing Electronic Voting Machines in strong rooms during the conduction of simultaneous 2024 Indian general election and the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

On 6 May 2024, on the directions of Election Commission of India, he became the Head of Police Force of Andhra Pradesh Police. He had been appointed on the advice of Election Commission of India. before the elections had raised eyebrows, what with the opposition parties accusing his batchmate and predecessor K. V. Rajendranath Reddy, IPS of being partisan. After more than a month of being assigned the position of HoPF, Harish Kumar Gupta was re-assigned as Principal Secretary (Home) w.e.f. 19 June 2024 and a new Head of Police Force, Ch. D. Tirumala Rao, IPS, belonging to the 43rd Regular Recruit batch was appointed in his place.

Awards and medals As part of his service, Harish Kumar also won some medals, these include: Ati Utkrisht Seva Padak