He was succeeded by Sri K.S.Balasubramanian IPS as the State Police Chief on 1 September 2012.[2] He has often been accused of being close to the Kannur lobby within the Communist Party of India (Marxist).Thekkekkara (Mavelikara), P C High School (Ranni), S C High School (Ranni), St. Xavier's College, Thumba (Trivandrum), University College (Trivandrum) and Cochin University.He became the City Police Commissioner of Trivandrum and Kozhikode, Joint Excise Commissioner, Zonal IG of Trivandrum and Kozhikode, Intelligence IG, Additional DGP (Training) and Intelligence DGP.[6] He was the chairman Kerala Police Act Review Committee.