Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood will be the next CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) Director after his name was finalised on Saturday by a three-member panel comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, and Leader of the Opposition (Congress) in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Though there was no official word on the selection, it was learnt that Mr. Chowdhury submitted a dissent note against Mr. Sood’s name as he was not among the original panel of officers who were short-listed for the top CBI job. A source said his name was included at the last minute. The name of the empanelled officers are shared with the panel members ahead of the meeting.
The other senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who was in the reckoning for the position was DGP of Madhya Pradesh Sudhir Saxena.
