IPS officer R K Shukla appointed new CBI director: Officials

IPS officer R K Shukla appointed new CBI director as per reports. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of IPS Rishi Kumar Shukla as the new CBI Director for a period of two years from the date of assumption of charge of the office.

Shukla, an officer of 1984 batch will take charge from acting director M Nageswara Rao, who took over the post last month following the sacking of Alok Verma by the panel.

IPS Rishi Kumar Shukla has been appointed as the new Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pic.twitter.com/uaT7gN6Nij

— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2019