Question: Recently, whose appointment was approved by the Central Government (Home Ministry) as the special director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
(a) Arvindra Kumar
(b) Dr. A.P. Maheshwari
(c) Deepak Kumar Mishra
(d) Rakesh Asthana
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- On October 23rd, 2017, the Union Cabinet’s Appointments Committee approved the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- Rakesh Asthana was earlier the Additional Director of ‘Central Bureau of Investigation’ (CBI).
- Apart from this, the Cabinet Appointments Committee also approved the appointment of the following other officers-
- Shri Gurbachan Singh, IPS working as Additional Director in IB to the rank of Special Director in IB.
- Shri Sudeep Lakhtakia, IPS working as Additional DG in CRPF to the rank of Special DG in CRPF.
- Shri S. Javeed Ahmed, IPS working as Director, NICFS to the rank of Special DG NICFS.
- Shri Deepak Kumar Mishra, IPS working as Additional DG in CRPF to the rank of Special DG in CRPF.
- Dr. A. P. Maheshwari, IPS working as Additional DG in BSF to the rank of Special DG in BSF.
- Shri Arvind Kumar, IPS working as Additional Director in IB to the rank of Special Director.
- Shri Rajesh Ranjan, IPS working as Additional DG, BSF to the rank of Special DG, BSF.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=171855