| Some Career Highlights | - Joined Indian Police Service on 10 November 1975
- Served in the Elite Special Protection Group (SPG) with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
- Headed the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Andhra Pradesh
- First Inspector General of Police for the South Zone of Tamil Nadu
- Headed Operation Cocoon that killed Veerappan in October 2004
- Authored a book on Veerappan
- Served as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Pattukkottai, Trichy and Sembiam
- Served as Superintendent of Police in Dharmapuri (1982-1983) and Salem (1983-1985)
- Served as SP of Dindigul (1990) and Vellore (1991)
- Formed the Special Security Group (SSG) in 1991 to provide security to former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
- Inspector General, Border Security Force (BSF) Srinagar (1998-2000)
- Commissioner of Police, Chennai (December 2001)
- Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad (2008-2010)
- Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) (2010-2012)
- Advisor to Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (June 2018)
- Senior Security Adviser, Ministry of Home Affairs (December 2019-2022)
- Served from 1985 to 1990 in the Elite Special Protection Group (SPG) with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
- Headed the Special Task Force (STF) of Tamil Nadu that killed bandit Veerappan in Operation Cocoon in October 2004
- Retired from active service in 2012
- Authored a book 'Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand' on Operation Cocoon
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