[1] Dora joined the Indian Police Service in 1965 and was allotted to Andhra Pradesh Cadre.
In 2002 he went on deputation as Director General of Police to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in New Delhi.
[8] After completing his Masters's in Economics from Andhra University in Vishakhapatnam,[9] he joined the Indian Police Service in 1965.
[10] From 1989 to late 1992, he served as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.
[2] Dora joined the GMR group in 2006 as advisor security of the Delhi International Airport during the privatization transition after retiring from the police service.