Praveen Sood, an IPS officer from the 1986 batch of the Karnataka cadre, has been appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by a high-level selection committee.
Currently serving as the Director General of Police (DGP) in Karnataka, Sood brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role.
The selection committee, comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, and the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, unanimously agreed on Sood’s appointment as the next CBI Director.
