He had served as the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and also the Superintendent of Police for Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar districts.

Hyderabad: Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1994 batch, N Balasubramanyam, passed away in the United States on Friday, October 30, while undergoing treatment for cancer.

He had served as the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and also the Superintendent of Police for Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar districts.

He also worked as the Inspector-General (Intelligence), Transport Commissioner and Director-General of Police (Organisation) in Andhra Pradesh.

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, along with other political leaders and officers, have expressed their condolences over his passing.

“Deeply saddened by the passing of retired DGP Shri N Balasubramanyam garu. An officer of uncompromising integrity, he earned respect for his firm decisions, progressive ideas and unwavering commitment to public service.” Andhra CMHe credited Balasubramanyam for championing reform, innovation and technology throughout his career in policing, intelligence, transport and public administration to serve people better.

Team player, out-of-the-box thinker

Balasubramanyam had encouraged out-of-the-box thinking and involved his team in decision-making, fostering a spirit of shared responsibility, the CM added. Andhra Pradesh continued to benefit from his experience and dedication until just a few months ago, he said.

“The demise of retired IPS officer and former APSRTC Chairman Balasubrahmanyam garu is deeply saddening. His dedicated service to the police department as a committed and principled officer remains an inspiration. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family members during this difficult time.” Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy stated in a post on X.

Telangana Director General of Police CV Anand recalled his time with the officer, fighting Maoists in Nizamabad.

When I was SP Nizamabad in the 1996-99 period, he was my addl SP (Operations) and showed exemplary bravery in tackling the Naxalites, sometimes undertaking very risky ops. Then his tenure as SP Prakasham and in intelligence were all eventful. After bifurcation, he was allotted AP and went away to the USA for a long period and then was diagnosed with this illness,” CV Anand said.

He recalled speaking to the officer two months ago before he left for the US. “Two months ago, he had spoken to me and said he was going to the USA again for another type of treatment and wanted some help, which I extended immediately. He was critical but hopeful. I never imagined that would be his last call to me,” Anand added in his post.