Praveen Sinha, 1988 batch Gujarat cadre officer, appointed as Special Director of CBI

Gujarat-cadre IPS officer of 1988 batch, Praveen Sinha will succeed Rakesh Asthana as the new Special Director of CBI. He has served in the agency as superintendent of police, deputy inspector general, joint director and additional director in two stints between 2000 and 2021.

CBI Additional Director Praveen Sinha has been appointed as Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation, a post earlier held by Rakesh Asthana. Special Director is the second senior-most position in the agency after the Director. The post was vacant for the last three years. The Appointments Committee of the cabinet on Wednesday appointed Praveen Sinha as the Special Director of CBI on the recommendations made by DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training).