CBI chief Sood gets extension
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ May 7,2025
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), based on the recommendations of the selection committee, approved Central Bureau of India (CBI) director Praveen Sood’s extension.
Parveen Sood , IPS officer of 1986 batch of Karnataka cadre took over as the CBI director on May 25, 2023, for a two-year term, that will now continue until May 2026.
Praveen Sood was born in 1964 in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and studied civil engineering at IIT Delhi. He later did further studies at IIM Bengaluru and Maxwell School, USA. Sood joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) when he was just 22 years old. Before becoming CBI chief, Praveem Sood remained on top positions in Karnataka. He is a recipient of President Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2002, and later received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2011
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