CV Anand has come back as the commissioner of Police to Hyderabad. He hails from Hyderabad and was a good cricket player. Anand had earlier served as commissioner of Cyberabad and also held various posts in Hyderabad including Deputy Commissioner of Police.
After leaving for Central deputation in February 2018, Anand was working as IG Airport Sector-II in Bengaluru. He was later posted as Director of National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hyderabad.
A mechanical engineering graduate from Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, he served in various capacities both in the police department and outside. He had joined NTPC as an Executive Engineer Trainee in 1983.
As IPS officer, Anand spent the first 10 years of his service in Maoist affected districts of Warangal, Adilabad and Nizamabad. He was decorated with the President’s Gallantry Medal in 2002.
Anand has an experience of more than 11 years in metropolitan urban policing. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Hyderabad for three years, Commissioner of Police Vijayawada for two years, Additional Commissioner of Police traffic Hyderabad for three and a half years years and Commissioner of Police Cyberabad for three years.
A die-hard sportsman, Anand played cricket for Hyderabad at all levels and toured England with the Under 19 team before joining IPS. He was the best athlete in the national police academy.