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Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood Appointed As CBI Director

Praveen Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre, officials said

Karnataka Director바카라 웹사이트General of Police Praveen Sood has been appointed as the new director of바카라 웹사이트Central Bureau of Investigation.

He will take charge from바카라 웹사이트May 25바카라 웹사이트after the current director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal's term ends for a period of two years.바카라 웹사이트

Earlier, Sood had made headlines when senior바카라 웹사이트Karnataka바카라 웹사이트leader DK Shivakumar alleged that he was바카라 웹사이트favoring the ruling BJP government in the state (in March.)바카라 웹사이트Shivakumar reportedly바카라 웹사이트even called the DGP ‘Nalayak’ and said that the Congress will take a strict action against him, after coming to power.

According to a report by The Hindu, Sood was chosen by a바카라 웹사이트panel comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. The report stated바카라 웹사이트that Chowdhury has submitted a dissent note against the recommendation of Sood “as he was not among the original panel of officers who were shortlisted for the top CBI job and his name was included at the last minute."

Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre, officials said.

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."

(With inputs from PTI)

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