Future-Ready AP Police Retreat 2026: Shaping a Technology-Driven, Citizen-Centric Police Force in Andhra Pradesh - AP Events
In a significant step towards modernizing law enforcement, the Andhra Pradesh Police organized a three-day Strategic Retreat in Vijayawada , focusing on building a Future-Ready Police Force aligned with the AP Police Vision 2047 . Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu participated in the concluding session, emphasizing that policing must evolve faster than crime in the digital age. Transforming Policing for the 21st Century Held at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Smritivanam Convention Centre (also referred to as Kala Vedika), the retreat brought together senior IPS officers, officials from fire services, prisons, prosecution, State Protection Force, and forensic science laboratories. It was inaugurated by Home Minister Smt. Vangalapudi Anitha and DGP Sri Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS . The event marked the revival of the Police Retreat after 25 years — an initiative originally introduced by CM Chandrababu Naidu in 2001. Discussions centered on emerging challenges and forward-looking soluti...