Praveen Sinha takes over as CBI’s interim chief

New Delhi, Feb 4 : A day after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Rishi Kumar Shukla retired, the agency’s Additional Director Praveen Sinha, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, on Thursday took over the charge as the interim chief.
A CBI statement said that Sinha has started looking after the duties of Director, CBI in pursuance to the Department of Personnel and Training order issued on Wednesday.
The CBI said that Sinha has earlier served in the agency as Superintendent of Police, DIG, Joint Director and Additional Director over two stints between 2000-2021.
It said that he also served as Additional Secretary, CVC during 2015-2018.
The CBI said that Sinha has served at various places in Gujarat in various capacities from ASP to Additional Director General.
He has also worked as Deputy Director, ACB, Ahmedabad in 1996.