All you need to know about new CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Feb 2, 2019, 20:34 ISTHighlights
- Former Madhya Pradesh Police chief Rishi Kumar Shukla was on Saturday appointed the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a fixed tenure of two years. Here is all you need to know about the new head of the agency:
* Shukla is a 1983-batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
* He is currently serving as the chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation.
* Prior to that, he was the Madhya Pradesh DGP during the BJP government in the state.
* He was the first chief of MP police to have an official twitter handle though some of his subordinates were active on personal accounts.
* During his tenure as DGP MP, he had chalked out a major reform strategy to identify corrupt police officials. As many as 169 policemen were dismissed from service due to disciplinary reasons under him.
* Shukla was appointed Madhya Pradesh's Director General of Police on June 30, 2016. He held the post till Jan 30, 2019.
* Shukla will head the investigating agency for a period of two years.
* He is currently serving as the chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation.
* Prior to that, he was the Madhya Pradesh DGP during the BJP government in the state.
* He was the first chief of MP police to have an official twitter handle though some of his subordinates were active on personal accounts.
* During his tenure as DGP MP, he had chalked out a major reform strategy to identify corrupt police officials. As many as 169 policemen were dismissed from service due to disciplinary reasons under him.
* Shukla was appointed Madhya Pradesh's Director General of Police on June 30, 2016. He held the post till Jan 30, 2019.
* Shukla will head the investigating agency for a period of two years.
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