Ranjit Sinha: Wading through controversies, ex-CBI chief had an illustrious career

Ranjit Sinha lost his battle against Covid-19 on Friday morning in Delhi. Born in undivided Bihar, Ranjit Sinha joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1974.

Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Ranjit Sinha lost his battle against Covid-19 on Friday morning in Delhi. He was 68. Born in undivided Bihar, Ranjit Sinha joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1974, a year before Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in the country, and finished his police career as the head of the CBI in 2014, the year Narendra Modi became the prime minister.