- Karnataka director general of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood appointed the next chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to a government order.
- His name was cleared in a meeting of a high-powered committee comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
- Mr Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre and the senior-most IPS officer in the country after Mr Jaiswal.
- Mr Sood has served as principal secretary in the Karnataka home department and DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department, economic offences and special units. He was appointed as Karnataka DGP in 2020.
- Ahead of the recently held Karnataka assembly elections, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar slammed him for allegedly favoring the BJP govt. and even called the DGP “nalayak” (incompetent).
Karnataka director general of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood appointed the next chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to a government order issued. He will succeed current director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, whose term ends on May 25.
His name was cleared in a meeting of a high-powered committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Approval of the competent authority is hereby conveyed to the appointment of Praveen Sood, IPS, 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, consequent upon completion of his tenure.” the Department of Personnel and Training said in an order.
The CBI Director is selected by a committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India, and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha for a fixed tenure of two years. The tenure can be extended up to five years.
Mr. Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre and the senior-most IPS officer in the country after Mr. Jaiswal. Besides Sood, the names of Madhya Pradesh DGP Sudhir Saxena and an officer of the UT cadre from the 1987 batch were discussed.
A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Sood joined the Indian Police Service in 1986 and served as assistant superintendent of police, Mysore, in 1989. He also served as superintendent of police in Bellary and Raichur before being posted as deputy commissioner of police, law, and order, in Bengaluru city. In 1999, Sood went on a foreign deputation as a police advisor to the Government of Mauritius for three years.
Sood has also served as principal secretary in the Karnataka home department and DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department, economic offenses and special units. He was appointed as Karnataka DGP in 2020. In March, ahead of the recently held Karnataka assembly elections, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar slammed the former for allegedly favoring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Shivakumar had even called the DGP “nalayak” (incompetent) and said the party would take strict action against him after coming to power.
(With inputs from agencies)
