New Director of SFIO

Appointment of Amardeep Singh Bhatia to Director position in SFIO

Question: Who amongst the following has recently been appointed as the new director of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)?
(a) Amitdeep Bhatia
(b) Amardeep Singh Bhatia
(c) Rahul Verma
(d) L.Y. Dewas
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • On December 27th, 2017, Central Government appointed senior IAS officer Amardeep Singh Bhatia as new director of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).
  • He is a 1993 batch IAS officer from Nagaland cadre.
  • Currently he is working as the Joint Secretary in the Corporate Affairs Ministry.
  • SFIO is a Fraud Investigation Agency under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
  • It was established in January 2003.

Reference:
https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/amardeep-singh-bhatia-appointed-director-sfio/#sthash.j0A6CbME.dpbs
http://sfio.nic.in/SFIOHistory.aspx