Born on 03.01.1958. Hail from Patna, Bihar. Senior Cambridge from St Michaels High School, Patna (1974). Graduate in Economics from Hansraj College, Delhi University (1977). Post Graduate in Economics from Delhi University (1979).

Joined Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) in 1981.

Selected for Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1983 and allotted Rajasthan Cadre. Served as Superintendent of Police of Districts Jaisalmer, Ganganagar, Alwar and Jodhpur, DIG in Crime Branch and ADG (Training) in Rajasthan Police.

Served with the Government of India on central deputation with the CBI, CISF, CRPF and NSG. Superannuated on 31st Jan. 2018 as Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG).

Awarded President Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2000 and President Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2007.

Founding Member & General Secretary of NGO Sapna (www.sapnaindia.org) – a developmental non-governmental organization established in 2004.

An Alumnus of National Defence College, Delhi (2009). Awarded M.Phil. degree in ‘Strategic and Defence Studies’ by University of Madras.

Awarded Fellow in Management (equivalent to PhD) by Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon on the topic “The Problem of Downward Accountability in Development NGOs” in June 2022.

Appointed ‘Adjunct Professor’ in the ‘School of Public Policy and Governance’ at MDI Gurgaon from October 2018 to October 2020. Presently visiting faculty at MDI Gurgaon.
Serving as Treasurer of the ‘Indian Police Foundation’ (www.policefoundationindia.org) – a think tank on police reforms.

Publications

Article published in 2023 in ‘THE WIRE’ titled “Five Simple Yet Powerful Reforms to Make Indian Police Effective.”https://thewire.in/government/five-simple-yet-powerful-reforms-to-make-indian-police-force-effective
Research article published in 2022 in ‘Sexuality Research and Social Policy’ titled “Domestic Violence and Covid?19: Policy and Pattern Analysis
of Reported Cases at the Family Counseling Center (FCC) in Alwar, India.” https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00782-z.

Research article published in 2019 in ‘Journal of Community Psychology’ titled “Coping strategies of women survivors of domestic violence residing with an abusive partner after registered complaint with the family counseling center at Alwar, India.”https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22297.

Research article published in 2018 in ‘Development in Practice’ titled “Institutions and abused women: an interactional model to access justice in India.”  https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2018.14 50844.

Case Study published in 2016 in ‘Asia Case Research Centre’ (ACRC), University of Hong Kong titled “From Shadows to Sunshine to Shadows Again? The Street Vendors and their struggle for Livelihood.” http://www.acrc.hku.hk/case/free/16_ 574_1_17_3.-pdf.