Sood, the former DGP of Karnataka, who took over the reins of the agency on May 25, immediately embarked on a mission to gain a ground-level understanding of the agency's operations by making it a point to visit the country-wide network
Sood’s appointment was announced in an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on May 14, a day after the Congress emerged the winner in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
A three-member panel comprising PM Modi, CJI DY Chandrachud, and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, had finalised Praveen Sood’s appointment as Director of CBI.
Sood’s appointment was announced in an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on May 14, a day after the Congress emerged the winner in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
IPS officer Praveen Sood was recently appointed as the new Director of the CBI, and reportedly has an old enmity with Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar.