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J. Dora, an Indian police officer and former Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, died on March 13, 2026, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, at the age of 83.
A 1965 batch Indian Police Service officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, he joined the service in 1965 and later served as additional D.G. of Police (C.I.D.) before being promoted to Director General of Police for the state in 1996. In 2002, he was deputed as Director General of Police to the Central Industrial Security Force in New Delhi. Dora also served as Vigilance Commissioner for the Government of India, president of the Indian Olympic Weight Lifting Association, and chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent to the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
H. J. Dora (1943 – 13 March 2026) was an Indian police chief who was the 1965 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, the Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, and Vigilance Commissioner for the Government of India. Dora joined the Indian Police Service in 1965 and was allotted to Andhra Pradesh Cadre. After serving as an additional D.G. of Police (C.I.D.), in Andhra Pradesh, he was promoted to the Director General of Police for the State in 1996. In 2002 he went on deputation as Director General of Police to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in New Delhi. He also served as the president of Indian Olympic Weight Lifting Association and was also the Chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent to the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 1993, Dora was one of the 40-odd policemen marked for death by the People’s War Group (PWG).