Centre Appoints Rishi Kumar Shukla as New CBI Director

4 Feb 2019

Centre Appoints Rishi Kumar Shukla as New CBI Director

A Prime Minister lead selection panel appointed IPS officer Rishi Kumar Shukla as CBI Director. He will take charge from acting director M Nageswara Rao.

A 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Shukla was also the former Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh. Shukla is appointed for a fixed tenure of two years.

The CBI Director post was kept vacant since January 10. Since the organisation was not having a leader, Shukla’s major task will be providing leadership and restoring credibility of CBI.

Some of the crucial matters before the Director would be to 2G Scam, Air India Scam, Charges against former Minister P. Chidambaram.

Central Bureau of Investigation :

It is the premier investigation agency in India, under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The headquarters of CBI is located in New Delhi.
 	The CBI is headed by a Director, an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer with a rank of Director General of Police.

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A Prime Minister lead selection panel appointed IPS officer Rishi Kumar Shukla as CBI Director. He will take charge from acting director M Nageswara Rao. […]

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