In 2007
Rajnish Rai arrested Pandian along with
D G Vanzara and
Dinesh M N related to the death of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.[3] In March 2014 Pandian got bail after having been in prison for seven years since his 2007 arrest.[4]
In April 2013 The Hindu reported that Pandian was found to be at his home during the time when he was supposed to be incarcerated.[5] The explanation seemed to be that Pandian was getting undisclosed and favored treatment to leave the jail.[5]
In 2019 Pandian arrested
cybercriminals who had stolen money from his wife.[9]
In 2019 Pandian expressed interest in reviewing criminal complaints about land disputes.[10]
Comments on police work
In his role as a police officer Pandian has regularly given comment to the media on law enforcement. In 2018 he commented on a violent crime.[11] In 2020 he commented on enforcing COVID-19 quarantine.[12][13] In December 2020 he commented on the use of
CCTV to monitor traffic safety.[14]