New Delhi: Bihar cadre IPS officer of 1979 batch Anil Kumar Sinha has been named as the new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The announcement came late on Tuesday evening. Anil Sinha succeeds Ranjit Sinha as the chief of India's premier investigation agency.
Ranjit Sinha retired earlier in the day.
A three-member high-powered committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and including Chief Justice of India HL Dattu and Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, met on Tuesday to select the new CBI Director.
Anil Sinha is currently serving as Special Director of CBI in New Delhi.
The term of Sinha will be for two years from the date he takes charge, an official notification said.
Earlier in the day, Modi held discussions with the Chief Justice of India and leader of the main Opposition in Lok Sabha on selecting a new CBI head.
The panel discussed the names of about 40 officers shortlisted by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), sources said.
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