Andhra Pradesh ACP Arla Srinivasulu rises from Class 10 failure to top investigator
Additional Superintendent of Police Arla Srinivasulu has led investigations into interstate gangs and counterfeit currency rackets during his three decades in service.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration) Arla Srinivasulu has built a career in the Andhra Pradesh Police involving the investigation of interstate gangs, counterfeit currency rackets and burglaries, according to The New Indian Express.
Srinivasulu, who has served for more than three decades, recently led a team that tracked an interstate gang to West Bengal in August 2026. The gang had burgled a mobile showroom on Tirupati’s Air Bypass Road, stealing 195 mobile phones and tablets valued at nearly Rs 1.50 crore.
The accused were intercepted near Farakka, close to the Bangladesh border, and the stolen property was recovered within six days. Earlier in his career, Srinivasulu was involved in the 1996-97 Jubilee Hills car bomb blast investigation in Hyderabad.
While serving as Circle Inspector in Penukonda, he led a three-month operation against an interstate counterfeit currency racket. The probe resulted in the arrest of 15 people, including a film actor from Karnataka and a Zilla Parishad chairman, and the seizure of Rs 75 lakh in fake currency.
Srinivasulu, who was born into an agricultural family in Udumalpuram village of Nandyal district, failed Class 10 mathematics but cleared the exam on his second attempt. He completed his graduation in 1987-88, followed by a BEd and postgraduate studies in History.
Selected as a Sub-Inspector in 1991, he has held various positions in Puttaparthi, Anantapur, Kurnool, Rajampet, Penukonda, Kadiri, Disha and Nellore. He has received 558 recognitions, including the Uttam Seva Medal and 82 cash rewards.