Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, appointed as acting CBI chief Sinha s appointment, by a committee chaired by Prime Minister Modi, came after Rishi Kumar Shukla completed his two-year fixed stint as CBI director on Wednesday Representational Image. PTI
New Delhi: CBI Additional Director Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre IPS, has been appointed acting chief of the agency till a decision on a new director is taken to succeed Rishi Kumar Shukla who retired on Wednesday after a two-year fixed stint.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Sinha s name.
This is the fourth time since 2014 that an acting director has been given the charge to look after duties of the CBI chief.