New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal was appointed the new CBI chief for a tenure of two years, according to a personnel ministry order on Tuesday. A 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharashtra cadre, Jaiswal is currently the director general of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Also Read - PM Narendra Modi-headed Panel Appoints IPS Rishi Kumar Shukla New CBI Chief
A Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led three-member selection committee had on Monday shortlisted his name for the post. Jaiswal has been appointed as the director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of two years, the ministry order said. He has also served as Maharashtra’s director general of police in the past. Also Read - PM Narendra Modi-headed Panel to Meet For Second Time to Decide on New CBI Chief
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