IPS officer Ajay Bhatnagar appoints as Special Director in the CBI

June 30, 2023

IPS officer Ajay Bhatnagar appoints as Special Director in the CBI: The Cabinet Appointments Committee (ACC) has approved the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) applications for the appointment of these IPS personnel to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has appointed Ajay Bhatnagar (IPS) as Special Director. Bhatnagar is a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Jharkhand cadre. He is currently serving as Additional Director in the Cental Govt investigating agency. According to a DoPT order, he has been appointed to the post till the date of his superannuation on November 20, 2024.

Other appointments

Anurag (IPS) has been appointed the Additional Director in CBI. Anurag is 1994-batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre. He is currently employed by the agency as a Joint Director. He has been appointed to the position for a period of seven years, until July 24, 2023, or until further orders, whichever comes first.
Manoj Sashidhar (IPS) has also been appointed the Additional Director in CBI. Sashidhar is a 1994-batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre. Presently he is posted as Joint Director in the same agenc . He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
While, Sharad Agarwal (IPS), who is currently serving as Joint Director in CBI, has been given tenure extension for a period of one year. The services of Agarwal as Joint Director of CBI have been extended from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.

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