Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer from the state cadre, is the frontrunner for the publish.
Three senior IPS officers have been shortlisted for the highest publish on the Central Bureau of Investigation by a committee comprising of the Prime Minister, Chief Justice Of India and the Leader of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, sources mentioned. The names had been shortlisted after a gathering of the high-level committee on Saturday night.
Sources mentioned that Praveen Sood (DGP Karnataka), Sudhir Saxena (DGP Madhya Pradesh) and Taj Haasan are actually within the working to be the following CBI Director.
CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal’s two-year time period will finish on May 25.
Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer from the state cadre, is the frontrunner for the publish, in accordance with sources. Mr Sood had hit the headlines in March when Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar accused him of defending the BJP authorities within the state. Mr Shivakumar sought the arrest of the state’s Director basic of police claiming that he was submitting circumstances towards Congress leaders
The CBI Director is chosen by a committee comprising the Prime Minister, CJI and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha for a set tenure of two years. The tenure will be prolonged as much as 5 years.
During the assembly, the potential candidates for appointment as new Central Vigilance Commissioner and member Lok Pal had been additionally mentioned, the sources mentioned.