Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 14: Praveen Sood, the Director General of Police for Karnataka, has been chosen as the next director of the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), according to a government order published on Sunday. According to sources, Sood is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Karnataka cadre, class of 1986.
After Subodh Kumar Jaiswal’s term as director of the CBI expires on May 25, he has been appointed to the position for a two-year term beginning on the date of taking over, they stated.
In the order, the Department of Personnel and Training said, “Approval of the competent authority is hereby conveyed to the appointment of Praveen Sood, IPS (KN:86) as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of two years from the date of assumption of charge of the office vice Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS (MH:85) consequent upon completion of his tenure.”
A committee made up of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha chooses the CBI Director for a definite term of two years. The tenure can be extended up to five years.
After shortlisting three senior IPS officials as finalists for the position of CBI Director, a high-level committee appointed Sood.
