On Thursday, Praveen Sood, a senior IPS officer, assumed the position of the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with a tenure of two years ahead of him. According to officials, Praveen Sood, a senior IPS officer, assumed the role of the new CBI director on Thursday, with a tenure of two years ahead of him.During his final working day, outgoing director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal transferred the responsibility of the agency to Praveen Sood at its headquarters, as per officials. Sood, an IPS officer of the 1986 batch from the Karnataka cadre, held the position of Director General of Police (DGP) in the state, making him the most senior IPS officer in the country after Jaiswal.In a high-powered committee meeting, which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Praveen Sood's appointment as the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was approved. It is worth noting that Chowdhury, a Congress leader, had expressed his dissent by reportedly submitting a note of disagreement regarding the selection of Sood.
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