He has been appointed to the CBI director s post for a period of two years from the date of taking charge after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes his tenure on May 25, a government order said on Sunday.
NEW DELHI Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood has been appointed as the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, a government order said on Sunday. Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre, officials said. He has been appointed to the CBI director’s post for a period of two years from the date of taking charge after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes his tenure on May 25, they 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.”
He is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi, IIM-Bangalore and Syracuse University in New York. The IPS officer has also served as police advisor to the government of Mauritius
New Delhi: Karnataka Police chief Praveen Sood has been selected as the next director of the Central Bureau of Agency. He will take charge after the current CBI chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal's term ends on May 25.