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New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed the new director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for two years, according to an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Jaiswal has been appointed as the director of the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for a period of two years, the Ministry order said.
A Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led three-member selection committee had on Monday shortlisted his name for the post. The CBI had got an acting Director in the form of Praveen Sinha after the term of RK Shukla ended on February 3 this year.
Subodh Kumar Jaiswal takes charge as new CBI director Former CISF chief has been appointed to the position for two years
IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on Wednesday took charge as director of the CBI, officials said.
Jaiswal is a 1985-batch officer of the Maharashtra cadre. He was till now serving as the chief of the CISF.
He has also served as Maharashtra s director general of police in the past.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was working without a regular chief for over three months after Rishi Kumar Shukla completed his two-year tenure on February 3.
CBI Additional Director Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, was appointed the acting chief of the agency after Shukla completed his tenure.
Subodh Kumar Jaiswal takes charge as CBI director
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Last Updated: May 26, 2021, 02:52 PM IST
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was working without a regular chief for over three months after Rishi Kumar Shukla completed his two-year tenure on February 3.
Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, former Maharashtra DGP, appointed CBI director for 2 years
IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on Wednesday took charge as director of the CBI, officials said. Jaiswal is a 1985-batch officer of the Maharashtra cadre. He was till now serving as the chief of the CISF. He has also served as Maharashtra s director general of police in the past.