Guruprasad, born in Bangalore in 1951 took his Bachelor of Science Degree from National College, Bangalore and later did his master's in English literature from Karnatak University, Dharwad.
He joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1976 and was allotted Karnataka cadre.
He worked as Director General of Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department and retired as DGP Home Guards, Fire Force and Civil Defense in 2011.
[1] He has written many books on Indian police system and related topics, travelogues in English and Kannada languages.
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