In 1998 Radhakrishnan assumed charge as the Commissioner of Police of Coimbatore City right in the aftermath of the Coimbatore Serial Blasts of 1998 which had left the city wrecked economically and emotionally . Until today , the people of Coimbatore are socially indebted to him for the restoration of peace and religious harmony that rehabilitated the city . In 2002 , he was promoted to the role of the Inspector-General of Police in Vigilance & Anti-Corruption , Chennai and in 2006 moved to the department of Law & Order North Zone , Tamil Nadu . In September 2008 he was appointed the Additional Director General of Police Civil Supplies , CID , a role which he resumed in May 2009 after a brief stint as the Commissioner of Police , Chennai City against the background of the Mumbai blasts of 2008 when the threat extended to Chennai as well . He later resumed as the Additional Director General of Police , Law & Order before moving back to Civil Supplies CID in 2011 . Currently he functions as the Director General of Police , Civil Supplies , CID a role he took responsibility from February 2016
Coimbatore Serial Blasts of 1998
1998 Coimbatore bombings
K. Radhakrishnan (police officer)