Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood has been appointed as the new director of Central Bureau of Investigation.
He will take charge from May 25 after the current director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal's term ends for a period of two years.
Earlier, Sood had made headlines when senior Karnataka leader DK Shivakumar alleged that he was favoring the ruling BJP government in the state (in March.) Shivakumar reportedly even 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 a panel 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 stated that 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)
