Mr. Anil Kumar completed a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Nuclear Physics from University of Delhi, India.
He started his career as an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in the year 1986. During 34 years of his distinguished services, he extensively dealt with issues relating to security of vital installations and important persons as well as issues relating to terrorism and anti-corruption. He superannuated from Government Service from the rank of Director General in 2020.
During his service, he also got an opportunity to work with Department of Atomic Energy as Inspector General (Security), Mumbai, from 2011 to 2016, where he supervised and advised on the physical security of installations of the Department of Atomic Energy, GOI. He participated in various training courses on Nuclear Security conducted by IAEA and GCNEP. He made significant contributions to the revision of the Physical Security Manual of DAE installations and various SOPs. During his tenure, he coordinated meetings of various inter-ministerial committees on security matters of Atomic Energy establishments in India. He also participated in various mock exercises on Nuclear Safety & Security.